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/7
Amdt 2
Main Landing Gear Hinge Fitting and Support Angle
5/95
All Jetstream 3100 series aircraft with constructors numbers 601 to 695 inclusive, without Service Bulletin 57-JM 5218 incorporated.
Inspect in accordance with British Aerospace Service Bulletin (BAe SB) 32-A-JA 850127, Revision 2, dated 11 November 1994.
Initially inspect before exceeding 4000 component landings.
Re-inspect at the intervals specified in BAe SB 32-A-JA 850127, Revision 2. The inspection requirements are unchanged by this Amendment.
This Amendment is effective from 27 April 1995.
Cracks have been found at the MLG hinge fittings on the Jetstream fatigue test specimen. In addition, a number of cases of cracks have been reported by operators of earlier series versions of the Jetstream. Amendment 2 redefines the applicability and excludes aircraft incorporating Mod No JM5218 (SB 57-JM 5218 refers).