COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation 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 CAR 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.

CAP Aviation (Akrotech and Mudry) CAP 232 Series Aeroplanes

AD/CAP 232/9 Elevator Lever Control Rod 8/2002

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Applicability: All CAP 232 aircraft.

Requirement: Action in accordance with Apex Aircraft Service Bulletin No. 020405.

Note: DGAC AD 2002-298(A) refers.

Compliance: Each time the elevator control is disconnected/reconnected.

This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 19 June 2002.

Background: Investigation of an accident involving a CAP 21 aircraft, revealed the cause as an incorrect connection of the elevator control.

David Alan Villiers

Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safe ty Authority 13 June 2002

The above AD is notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 19 June 2002.

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