AD 2001-15-27

Applies to

Model 1125 Westwind Astra series airplanes, certificated in any category, serial numbers 004 through 024 inclusive.

The FAA's summary

This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Israel Aircraft Industries, Ltd., Model 1125 Westwind Astra series airplanes. This action requires replacing certain fuel-immersed electrical harnesses in the fuel tank with modified harnesses. This action is necessary to prevent electrical arcing in the area of fuel vapors, which could result in a potential explosion and/or fire in the fuel tank. This action is intended to address the identified unsafe condition.

Filed under

The aircraft, engines and makers this AD names, by the model designations in its text. A model listed here may still be outside the AD's serial ranges.

Official sources

• The Federal Register document · document 01-19256, the legal text
• FAA Dynamic Regulatory System (DRS) · search 2001-15-27 for its current status and any corrections