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

SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

Fokker F27 Series Aeroplanes

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.

AD/F27/151 Flight Manual Emergency Procedures 8/2000

Applicability: Model F27-Mk 200, Mk400, Mk 500 and Mk 600 series aircraft serial number 10102 through 10504 delivered with a Flight Manual.

Requirement: Verify that the affected Flight Manual procedures agree with Fokker Manual Change Notification - Operation (MCNO) MCNO F27-008 and, if deviations are found, correct the affected Flight Manual procedures in accordance with the instructions of Fokker MCNO F27-008 dated March 1, 2000. This may be accomplished by inserting a copy of the Fokker MCNO F27-008 into the flight manual.

Note: RLD AD 2000-057 dated April 28, 2000 refers.

Compliance: Prior to 24 August 2000.

This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 10 August 2000.

Background: Raised to mandate compliance with country of origin Airworthiness Directive after advice that incorrect procedures may have been introduced into the flight manual.

Eugene Paul Holzapfel

Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority 23 June 2000

The above AD is notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 12 July 2000.