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Proposed Airworthiness Directives

Current proposed airworthiness directives

There are currently no ADs open for comment.

Historical proposed airworthiness directives

Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation S-76 Series Helicopters

  • PAD/S-76/66 Amdt 1 - Main Landing Gear Positioning Rod Assembly
    • This proposed AD closed for comment on 10 April 2019.  CASA AD/S-76/66 Amdt 1 has now been issued and may be found here.

Bell Helicopter Textron UH-1 (All Variants) Series Helicopters

  • PAD/UH-1/20 - Tail Boom and Fin - Fretting and Cracking
    • This proposed AD closed for comment on 14 December 2018.  CASA AD/UH-1/20 has now been issued and may be found here.

GippsAero GA8 Series Aeroplanes

  • PAD/GA8/10 - Airworthiness Limitations Section - Service Manual Chapter 4 - Amendment
    • This proposed AD closed for comment on 17 July 2018.  CASA AD/GA8/10 has now been issued and may be found here.
  • PAD/GA8/9 - Wing Strut and Wing Strut Fittings - Inspection and Replacement
    • This proposed AD closed for comment on 26 April 2018. CASA AD/GA8/9 has now been issued and may be found here.

Cessna 400 Series Aeroplanes

  • PAD/CESSNA 400/120 - Fitting - Wing Attach - Lower Forward Carry Through Spar (L+R)
    • Responses closed on 14 July 2017.  CASA AD/CESSNA 400/120 has now been issued and may be found here.

Aircraft - General

  • PAD/GENERAL/87 Amdt 1 - Primary Flight Control Cable Assembly Retirement
    • Responses closed on 28 June 2017. The Summary of Responses can be found here.  AD/GENERAL/87 Amdt 1 has now been published with a commencement date of 1 November 2017.

GippsAero GA8 Series Aeroplanes

  • PAD/GA8/7 Amdt 1 - Fuel System Ventilation and Drainage Modification
    • Responses closed on 6 June 2017.  CASA AD/GA8/7 Amdt 1 has now been issued and may be found here.

Cessna 400 Series Aeroplanes

  • PAD/CESSNA 400/92 Amdt 2 - Wing Front Spar Lower Attachment Fittings
    • Responses closed 28 April 2017.  Following consideration of comments received, CASA opted not to proceed with amending AD/CESSNA 400/92 Amdt 1 and has instead published a new AD, AD/CESSNA 400/120, specifically to deal with this issue.  A summary of responses to PAD/CESSNA 400/92 Amdt 2 is available here.
Last modified: 25 September 2019
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