COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA CIVIL AVIATION ORDERS CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY PART 105 SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES
GULFSTREAM (GRUMMAN) G.159 SERIES AEROPLANES
AD/G159/18 Amdt 2 Life Limited Components - Retirement 12/81
Applicability: All models.
Requirement: Retire from service the components detailed below: COMPONENT PART NUMBER RETIREMENT TIME
Wing-Fuselage Connection 159W10017, 159WM10018, 50,000 Hours 159WM10019
Flap Tracks 159WM10079, 159WM10080, 35,000 159WM10081, 159WM10082, Landings 159WM10083, 159WM10084,
Flap Carriages 159AM10001, 159AM10002, 35,000 159AM10003, 159AM10004
Landings
COMPONENT PART NUMBER RETIREMENT TIME
Flap Hinge Fittings 159CSM10051, 159CSM10052, 20,000 159CSM10053,
159CSM10054. Landings
Main Landing Gear 172252 (1 - 24) Adapter, Strut Actuator Mounting 173625 (25 and Subs.) 2,500 Landings
For aircraft having no record of the number of landings, one landing per flying hours is to be assumed.
Compliance: At or before the retirement times specified in Para. 1.
Background: The Directive has been revised to eliminate the control surfaces and associated hinge lives as stipulated in Gulfstream American Mandatory SB No. 316.