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

SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

Mitsubishi MU-2 Series Aeroplanes

AD/MU-2/28 Nose Landing Gear Eccentric BO - Inspection

and Replacement Applicability: All models MU-2B-26A/-40 with S/Nos. 336SA thru 457SA. Document:               Mitsubishi Aircraft International S.B. No. SBO 38/32-002.

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Compliance: Unless already accomplished within 100 hours time in service after 31 December 1983 and thereafter at intervals not exceeding 100 hours time in service until replacement in accordance with requirement document.

Background: The manufacturer has received reports of failures of the nose landing gear drag strut eccentric bolt, and this inspection is intended to preclude such failures.