Airworthiness Directive · Amendment 39-16332 · Microturbo Saphir 20 Model 095 Auxiliary Power Units (APUs)
Microturbo Saphir 20 Model 095 Auxiliary Power Units (APUs)
This AD applies to Microturbo Saphir 20 model 095 auxiliary power units (APUs). These APUs are installed on, but not limited to, Eurocopter EC225 and AS332 helicopters.
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) 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) Remove turbine wheels P/N 095-01-015-03 or P/N 095-01-015-20, before exceeding the new reduced life limit of 4,225 cycles-in-service, and replace it with a new or serviceable part.
(2) Thereafter, remove turbine wheels P/N 095-01-015-03 or P/N 095-01-015-20, before exceeding the new reduced life limit of 4,225 cycles-in-service, and replace it with a new or serviceable part.
The initial compliance time for the EASA AD is within one month after the effective date of the AD or upon accumulating 4,225 cycles-in-service, whichever occurs later. The initial compliance time for this AD is before exceeding the new reduced life limit of 4,225 cycles-in-service.
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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