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

SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE

For the reasons set out in the background section, the CASA delegate whose signature appears below issues the following Airworthiness Directive (AD) under subregulation 39.1 (1) of CASR 1998. The AD requires that the action set out in the requirement section (being action that the delegate considers necessary to correct the unsafe condition) be taken in relation to the aircraft or aeronautical product mentioned in the applicability section: (a) in the circumstances mentioned in the requirement section; and (b) in accordance with the instructions set out in the requirement section; and (c) at the time mentioned in the compliance section.

Avions Mudry Cap Series Aeroplanes

AD/CAP 10/5 Front Tank Support Strap 7/2004

Applicability: All Model CAP 10B aircraft.

Requirement: Retire the front tank support strap from service in accordance with Apex Aircraft Service Bulletin No. 040102, dated 10 May 2004.

Note: DGAC AD 2004-071 refers.

Compliance: As specified in the Requirement document, with a revised effective date of 8 July 2004.

This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 8 July 2004.

Background: A failure of a front tank support strap occurred on a CAP 10B aircraft, and in response a life limit of 4,000 flight hours has been imposed.

David Villiers

Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority 28 May 2004

The above AD is notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 16 June 2004.

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