COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998), PART 39 - 107 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY
SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES
AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE
Commencing the effective date of this directive, for the reasons set out in the background section, the CASA delegate whose signature appears below revokes Airworthiness Directive (AD) AD/LUB/2 and issues the following 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.
Lubrication Systems
AD/LUB/2
Amdt 1
Oil Filter Adapters 4/2004
Applicability: All Teledyne Continental Motors piston engines incorporating a full flow oil filter adapter.
Requirement: | 1. | Inspect the engine oil filter adapter for security, oil leaks and effective locking. |
| 2. | Remove and inspect the oil filter adapter, adapter nut and 'O' ring. |
Compliance: | 1. | At each aircraft periodic inspection. |
| 2. | Whenever the oil filter adapter and/or adapter nut is found to be loose, whenever the oil filter adapter angle is reoriented for whatever reason or when oil is detected leaking from the adapter. |
This Amendment becomes effective on 15 April 2004.
Background: This directive was originally issued to address reports of engine failure events resulting from the loss of engine oil. The oil loss was found to have resulted from loose and/or leaking oil filter adapters. This amendment removes the requirement to inspect the oil filter adapter at every oil filter change.
James Coyne
Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority 5 March 2004
The above AD is notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 24 March 2004.
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