COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 - 105 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY
SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES
Partenavia P68 Series Aeroplanes
AD/P68/19
Amdt 2
Control Wheel Shaft Universal Joint 6/95
Applicability: All Model P68, P68B, P68C, and P68C-TC series aircraft.
Requirement: Action in accordance with Partenavia Mandatory Service Bulletin 48 Revision 1.
Compliance: For aircraft with serial numbers up to and including 87, and without Kit 68-016 installed:
Within 200 hours time in service after 25 May 1995, and thereafter at intervals not to exceed 200 hours time in service, until Kit 68-016 is installed.
For all aircraft with Kit 68-016 installed:
Within 200 hours time in service after 25 May 1995, and thereafter at intervals not to exceed 1000 hours time in service.
Background: A failure was reported of the pilot’s control wheel shaft universal joint on a local P68B. Amendment 2 is issued in response to a revision of the Requirement Document which introduces repetitive inspections.