Airworthiness Directive · Amendment 39-16779 · Flight controls
Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) Model EMB-500 Airplanes
This AD applies to the following airplanes, certificated in any category:
(1) Group I airplanes:
Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) EMB-500 airplanes, serial numbers 50000005 through 50000119, 50000121 through 50000130, 50000132 through 50000134, 50000136, 50000137, 50000139, 50000141 through 50000158, 50000160 through 50000162, 50000164, 50000165, 50000167 through 50000175, 50000177, and 50000178, that are equipped with Angle of Attack (AOA) sensors, part number (P/N) C-100117-2 and cover plates P/N 500-01702-401 and/or P/N 500-01702-402.
(2) Group II airplanes:
Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) EMB-500 airplanes, serial numbers 50000005 through 50000217, 50000219 through 50000221, and 50000226.
Note 1: In-production effectivity—Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) EMB-500 airplanes, serial numbers 500000218, 50000222 through 50000225, 50000227, and on, have incorporated the actions of this AD at the factory and are not included in the applicability of this AD.
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) For group I airplanes: Within 300 hours time-in-service (TIS) after the effective date of this AD or within 12 months after the effective date of this AD, whichever comes first, do the following actions following part I of PHENOM Service Bulletin SB No.: 500-27-0006, Revision No.: 02, dated January 14, 2011:
(i) Replace the left hand (LH) and the right hand (RH) AOA sensors P/N C-100117-2 with LH and RH AOA sensors P/N C-100117-3.
(ii) Replace the LH cover plate P/N 500-01702-401 and the RH cover plate P/N 500-01702-402 with LH cover plate P/N 500-01702-403 and RH cover plate P/N 500-01702-404.
(iii) If, before the effective date of this AD, the replacement actions required in paragraphs (f)(1)(i) and (f)(1)(ii) of this AD have already been done following PHENOM Service Bulletin SB No.: 500-27-0006, dated September 2, 2010, and/or PHENOM Service Bulletin SB No.: 500-27-0006, Revision No.: 01, dated November 29, 2010, we will allow “unless already done” credit for corrective actions already done.
(2) For group I and group II airplanes: Within 300 hours TIS after the effective date of this AD or within 12 months after the effective date of this AD, whichever comes first, inspect the interface between the AOA covers and the AOA sensors, and, if the sealant is missing, clean the areas and apply new sealant following part II of PHENOM Service Bulletin SB No.: 500-27-0006, Revision No.: 02, dated January 14, 2011.
Note 2: 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.
