Airworthiness Directive · Amendment 39-15638 · Flight controls
Diamond Aircraft Industries GmbH Model DA 42 Airplanes
This AD applies to Model DA 42 airplanes, all serial numbers, with aileron bellcranks part number (P/N) DA4-2717-50-00 installed, 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, do the following actions:
(1) Within the next 200 hours time-in-service (TIS) after September 17, 2008 (the effective date of this AD), replace the aileron bellcrank, P/N DA4-2717-50-00, with the improved design aileron bellcrank, P/N DA4-2717-50-00-01, and replace any bent rod ends, P/N DAI-9027-00-01, with straight rod ends, following Mandatory Service Bulletin No. MSB-42-043/1, dated April 3, 2008; Diamond Aircraft Industries GmbH Work Instruction WI-MSB-42-043, dated February 4, 2008; and Diamond Aircraft Industries GmbH Drawing Number D60-2717-00-00, dated January 24, 2008.
(2) As of September 17, 2008 (the effective date of this AD), do not install any aileron bellcrank, P/N DA4-2717-50-00, or bent rod ends, P/N DAI-9027-00-01.
Note: This AD differs from the MCAI and/or service information as follows: No differences.
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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