Airworthiness Directive · Amendment 39-16159 · Fire protection
Fire Fighting Enterprises Limited Portable Halon 1211 Fire Extinguishers as Installed on Various Transport Airplanes, Small Airplanes, and Rotorcraft
This AD applies to portable Halon 1211 (BCF) fire extinguishers manufactured by Fire Fighting Enterprises Limited. These fire extinguishers may be installed on (or carried or stowed on board) various transport airplanes, small airplanes, and rotorcraft, certificated in any category, identified in but not limited to the airplanes and rotorcraft of the manufacturers included in Table 1 of this AD, all type-certificated models.
| Manufacturer | Product subtype |
|---|---|
| 328 Support Services GmbH (Type Certificate previously held by AvCraft Aerospace GmbH; Fairchild Dornier GmbH; Dornier Luftfahrt GmbH) | Transport Airplane. |
| Aermacchi S.p.A | Small Airplane. |
| Agusta S.p.A | Rotorcraft. |
| AgustaWestland | Rotorcraft. |
| Airbus (Type Certificate previously held by Airbus Industrie) | Transport Airplane. |
| Aircraft Industries a.s. (Type Certificate previously held by LETECKÉ ZÁVODY a.s.; LET Aeronautical Works) | Small Airplane. |
| Alenia Aeronautica | Transport Airplane. |
| B-N Group Ltd (Type Certificate previously held by Pilatus Britten-Norman Limited; Britten-Norman (Bembridge) Limited) | Small Airplane. |
| BAE Systems (Operations) Limited (Type Certificate previously held by British Aerospace Regional Aircraft; British Aerospace (Commercial Aircraft) Limited; Jetstream Aircraft Limited; British Aerospace, PLC; Avro International Aerospace Division; British Aerospace) | Transport Airplane. |
| The Boeing Company | Transport Airplane. |
| Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) | Transport Airplane. |
| Eurocopter Deutschland GMBH (ECD) (Type Certificate previously held by Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm-Gmbh) | Rotorcraft. |
| Eurocopter France | Rotorcraft. |
| Fokker Services B.V | Transport Airplane. |
| Hawker Beechcraft (Type Certificate previously held by Raytheon Aircraft Company; Beech Aircraft Corporation) | Small Airplane. |
| Pilatus Aircraft Ltd | Small Airplane. |
| Saab AB, Saab Aerosystems (Type Certificate previously held by SAAB AIRCRAFT AB; SAAB-Fairchild) | Transport Airplane. |
| Short Brothers PLC (Type Certificate previously held by Short Brothers, Ltd.) | Transport Airplane. |
| Triton America LLC (Type Certificate previously held by AAI Acquisition, Inc; Adam Aircraft) | Small Airplane. |
| Vulcanair S.p.A. (Type Certificate previously held by Partenavia Costruzioni Aeronautiche S.p.A) | Small Airplane. |
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated 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:
You are responsible for having the actions required by this AD performed within the compliance times specified, unless the actions have already been done.
Do the following actions.
(1) Within 90 days after the effective date of this AD, replace portable Halon 1211 (BCF) fire extinguishers manufactured by Fire Fighting Enterprises Limited with serviceable fire extinguishers; except as provided by paragraph (g)(2) of this AD.
(2) Fire extinguishers identified in paragraphs (g)(2)(i) and (g)(2)(ii) of this AD are not required to be replaced.
(i) Fire extinguishers conclusively determined to have been most recently filled with Halon 1211 supplied by a company other than LyonTech Engineering Limited.
(ii) Fire extinguishers that have been most recently filled by LyonTech Engineering Limited and that are conclusively determined by Fire Fighting Enterprises Limited to be filled with Halon 1211 that meets their design specification for Halon purity.
(3) As of the effective date of this AD, do not install any portable fire extinguisher manufactured by Fire Fighting Enterprises Limited unless it has been conclusively determined that the last time it was filled, it was filled with Halon 1211 supplied by a company other than LyonTech Engineering Limited; or it has been conclusively determined by Fire Fighting Enterprises Limited that the last time it was filled, it was filled with Halon 1211 that meets their design specification for Halon purity.
Note: This AD differs from the MCAI and/or service information as follows: (1) EASA ADs 2009-0251-E and 2009-0262 specify to inspect for certain fire extinguishers manufactured by Fire Fighting Enterprises Limited and replace if necessary. This AD requires replacing all fire extinguishers manufactured by Fire Fighting Enterprises Limited except as provided in paragraph (g)(2) of this AD. (2) EASA AD 2009-0251-E specifies a time of 2 days to do the actions and EASA AD 2009-0262 specifies a time of 30 days to do the actions. This AD requires that the actions be done within 90 days. We have determined that a 90-day compliance time will ensure an acceptable level of safety.
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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