COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 - 105 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY

SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

British Aerospace BAe 146 Series Aeroplanes

AD/BAe 146/67  Horizontal Stabiliser to Vertical Stabiliser Attachment Brackets

Applicability:   All series BAe 146 aircraft.

All Avro 146-RJ70 aircraft up to E1267. All Avro 146-RJ85 aircraft up to E2300. All Avro 146-RJ100 aircraft up to E3301.

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Requirement: Inspect in accordance with British Aerospace Mandatory Service Bulletin 55-15.

Note 1: UK CAA AD 001-04-97 refers.

Note 2: Maintenance Review Board Report refers.

Compliance: At the thresholds detailed in the requirement document.

This airworthiness directive becomes effective on 17 July 1997.

Background: Reports were received of corrosion on the inner faces of the horizontal stabiliser to vertical stabiliser attachment fitting, and on the adjoining vertical stabiliser lugs.