Airworthiness Directive · Amendment 39-15218 · Fuel
Alpha Aviation Design Limited (Type Certificate No. A48EU Previously Held by Apex Aircraft and Avions Pierre Robin) Model R2160 Airplanes
This AD applies to Model R2160 airplanes, serial numbers 001 through 191, certificated in any category.
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product. The MCAI describes the unsafe condition as:
Unless already done, within the next 25 hours time-in-service after November 9, 2007 (the effective date of this AD) replace the Type 1 fuel line fittings with Type 2 fittings following Avions Pierre Robin Service Bulletin No. 86, dated July, 1980.
Note: This AD differs from the MCAI and/or service information as follows: This AD requires the replacement of the Type 1 fuel line fittings with Type 2 fittings following Avions Pierre Robin Service Bulletin No. 86, dated July, 1980. The MCAI required a one-time inspection for leaks and replacement if leaks were found. There was no MCAI action to determine whether leaks developed in the future. The FAA believes that mandatory replacement of the fittings will eliminate current leaking fittings as well as preventing the problem from developing in the future.
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.
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