COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 - 105 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY
SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES
SAAB SF340 Series Aeroplanes
AD/SF340/43 Power Lever Placard 7/94 DM
Applicability: All SAAB SF 340A S/N 004 through 159 and SF 340B S/N 160 through 379. Requirement: Action in accordance with SAAB Service Bulletin 340-76-033.
Note: FAA AD 94-09-09 amdt 39-8898 refers.
Compliance: Unless previously carried out within 14 days from 16 May 1994.
Background: Advice has been received of a recent event overseas where during descent all engine power was lost after both propellers overspeed possibly due to an inadvertent crew selection of the power levers to a position below ‘flight idle’.