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DE HAVILLAND AIRCRAFT OF CANADA LIMITED (TYPE CERTIFICATE
PREVIOUSLY HELD BY BOMBARDIER, INC.): Amendment 39-21800; Docket No. FAA-2021-0656; Project Identifier MCAI-2021-00394-T. |
(a) EFFECTIVE DATE This airworthiness directive (AD) is effective January 5, 2022. (b) AFFECTED ADS None. (c) APPLICABILITY This AD applies to De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited Model DHC- 8-401 and -402 airplanes, certificated in any category, serial numbers 4001 and 4003 through 4614 inclusive. (d) SUBJECT Air Transport Association (ATA) of America Code 26, Fire protection. (e) UNSAFE CONDITION This AD was prompted by reports of loss of hydraulic fluid and annunc- iation of the check fire detect light. The FAA is issuing this AD to address insufficient separation between the advanced pneumatic detector (APD) sensing line and surrounding components, which could lead to a hydraulic leak, loss of hydraulic systems and loss of fire detection in the main landing gear (MLG) primary zone should prolonged contact occur. (f) COMPLIANCE Comply with this AD within the compliance times specified, unless al- ready done. (g) INSPECTION AND CORRECTIVE ACTIONS Within 48 months or 8,000 flight hours, whichever occurs first after the effective date of this AD: Do a detailed visual inspection for chafing and proper clearance of the left- and right-hand MLG primary zone APD sensing lines, the hydraulic tube assemblies and the surrounding structure, and do all applicable corrective actions, in accordance with paragraph 3.B. of the Accomplishment Instructions of De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited Service Bulletin 84-26-20, Revision A, dated March 9, 2021. Do all applicable corrective actions before further flight. (h) CREDIT FOR PREVIOUS ACTIONS This paragraph provides credit for actions required by paragraph (g) of this AD, if those actions were performed before the effective date of this AD using De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited Service Bulletin 84-26-20, dated October 21, 2020. (i) OTHER FAA AD PROVISIONS The following provisions also apply to this AD: (1) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs): The Manager, New York ACO Branch, FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested using the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. In accordance with 14 CFR 39.19, send your request to your principal inspector or responsible Flight Standards Office, as appropriate. If sending information directly to the manager of the certification office, send it to ATTN: Program Manager, Continuing Operational Safety, FAA, New York ACO Branch, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, NY 11590; telephone 516-228-7300; fax 516-794-5531. Before using any approved AMOC, notify your appropriate principal inspector, or lacking a principal inspector, the manager of the responsible Flight Standards Office. (2) Contacting the Manufacturer: For any requirement in this AD to obtain instructions from a manufacturer, the instructions must be accomplished using a method approved by the Manager, New York ACO Branch, FAA; or Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA); or De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited's TCCA Design Approval Organization (DAO). If approved by the DAO, the approval must include the DAO-authorized signature. (j) RELATED INFORMATION (1) Refer to Mandatory Continuing Airworthiness Information (MCAI) TCCA AD CF-2021-12, dated April 14, 2021, for related information. This MCAI may be found in the AD docket on the internet at https://www. regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2021- 0656. (2) For more information about this AD, contact Chirayu Gupta, Aerospace Engineer, Mechanical Systems and Administrative Services Section, FAA, New York ACO Branch, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, NY 11590; telephone 516-228-7300; fax 516-794-5531; email 9-avs-nyaco-cos @faa.gov. (3) Service information identified in this AD that is not incorporated by reference is available at the addresses specified in paragraphs (k)(3) and (4) of this AD. (k) MATERIAL INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (1) The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by reference (IBR) of the service information listed in this paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. (2) You must use this service information as applicable to do the actions required by this AD, unless this AD specifies otherwise. (i) De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited Service Bulletin 84-26-20, Revision A, dated March 9, 2021. (ii) [Reserved] (3) For service information identified in this AD, contact De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited, Q-Series Technical Help Desk, 123 Garratt Boulevard, Toronto, Ontario M3K 1Y5, Canada; telephone 416-375-4000; fax 416-375-4539; email thd@dehavilland.com; internet https:// dehavilland.com. (4) You may view this service information at the FAA, Airworthiness Prod- ucts Section, Operational Safety Branch, 2200 South 216th St., Des Moines, WA. For information on the availability of this material at the FAA, call 206-231-3195. (5) You may view this service information that is incorporated by refer- ence at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of this material at NARA, email fr. inspection@nara.gov, or go to: https://www.archives.gov/federal- register/cfr/ibr-locations.html. Issued on October 26, 2021. Lance T Gant, Director, Compliance & Airworth- iness Division, Aircraft Certification Service. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chirayu Gupta, Aerospace Engineer, Mechan -ical Systems and Administrative Services Section, FAA, New York ACO Branch, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, NY 11590; telephone 516- 228-7300; fax 516-794-5531; email 9-avs-nyaco-cos@faa.gov.
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