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.

McDonnell Douglas (Hughes) 369 and Kawasaki 369 Series Helicopters

AD/HU 369/110 Rescue Hoist 13/2002 DM

Applicability: Model MD-500 helicopters equipped with a Breeze Eastern Aerospace rescue hoist series BL-16600, excluding BL-16600-160.

Requirement: Perform a one-time inspection of the rescue hoist mounting bracket in accordance with Breeze Eastern Customer Aerospace Advisory Bulletin CAB-100-56, dated 11 November 1997.

Note: FAA AD 2002-20-05 Amdt 39-12901 refers.

Compliance: Before the next usage of the rescue hoist after 6 November 2002, unless already accomplished.

This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 6 November 2002.

Background: The FAA received reports of cracked rescue hoist mounting brackets. Such cracking could result in mounting bracket failure and separation of the rescue hoist from the helicopter.

David Alan Villiers

Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority 1 November 2002

The above AD is notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 6 November 2002.

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