COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 - 105 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY
SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES
British Aerospace BAe 3100 (Jetstream) Series Aeroplanes
AD/JETSTREAM/29
Amdt 5
Flap Torque Tube Universal Joints 13/93
All HP137 Mk1, Jetstream Series 200, and Jetstream Series 3100 aircraft.
All Jetstream Series 3200 aircraft up to and including constructors number 956.
Action in accordance with British Aerospace Mandatory Service Bulletins 27-A-JA 881041 Revision 2 and 27-JM 5313 Revision 2, or 27-JM 5322.
Accomplishment of Part 1 or Part 2 of BAe SB 27-JA920340, constitutes terminating action for the requirements of this Directive.
As specified in the requirement documents, with flying hours to count from previous certified compliance; until accomplishment of Part 1 or Part 2 of British Aerospace Service Bulletin 27-JA920340.
This amendment is effective from 9 December 1993.
A failure of the flap torque shaft universal joint securing rivet occurred.
This condition could have resulted in asymmetric flap deployment. Amendment 1 introduced an alternative modification (JM 5322) to suit a different joint configuration, and required inspection of joints that had already been modified.
Amendment 3 upgraded 27-JM5313 to Rev 2 which revised a periodicity. Amendment 4 included the 3200 series.
Amendment 5 is issued to introduce optional terminating action for this directive.