COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 - 105 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY
SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES
Fairchild (Swearingen) SA226 and SA227 Series Aeroplanes
AD/SWSA226/48 Swivel Reading Lights - Inspection/Modification 3/84
Applicability: Merlin III model SA226-T S/No. T249 through T291 except T276. Merlin IIIB model SA226-T(B) S/No. T(b) 276, T(B) 292 through T(B) 417. Merlin IV model SA226- AT S/No. AT025, AT027 through AT074.
Document: Fairchild Aircraft Corporation SB 33-003 revised 5th October 1983. Compliance: Prior to 31 December 1984.
Background: A potential short circuit between the overhead air hoses and the electrical terminals of the reading lights currently exists. If a low resistance path is established and the increase in current is insufficient to trip the circuit breaker, a fire may result.