Airworthiness Directive · Amendment 39-16453 · Leveling and weighing
Pacific Aerospace Limited Models FU24-954 and FU24A-954 Airplanes
Superseded. A later AD replaced this one: AD 2013-03-01. Comply with the one in force.
This AD applies to Pacific Aerospace Limited Models FU24-954 and FU24A-954 airplanes, all serial numbers, that are:
(1) Certificated in any category; and
(2) Modified to conduct parachute operations.
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 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) Before further parachute-drop operations as of October 18, 2010 (the effective date of this AD) do the following:
(i) Amend the airplane flight manual (AFM) to restrict maximum occupancy of the cabin aft of F.S 118.84 to 6 persons. This may be done by inserting a copy of this AD into the AFM adjacent to the applicable supplement for parachuting operations; and
(ii) Fabricate a placard at least 2 by 4 inches (using at least 1/8 inch letters) and install the placard in 2 places, one on each side of the aft cabin, nominally in view of all occupants as they enter and occupy the cabin which states the following: Maximum occupancy of this cabin limited to 6 persons for parachuting operations. Weight and Balance must be confirmed for each flight.
(2) Before any parachute-drop operation as of October 18, 2010 (the effective date of this AD) the weight and balance calculation must comply with the following limitations and establish that the aircraft C of G will remain within AFM limits for the duration of the flight:
(i) Use actual weights for all occupants and their equipment to do the calculation;
(ii) Account for the positions of all occupants in the calculation. Do the calculation with the occupants' (parachuting group) positions at the most aft positions that result from the rearmost members of the group sitting against the aft cabin wall and subsequent occupants located immediately forward of them, unless a means of restraint is provided to prevent the occupants moving rearwards from their normal position; and
(iii) Keep a record of the C of G determination for each parachuting operation.
Note: This AD differs from the MCAI as follows: No differences.
