Airworthiness Directive

AD 2014-03-04 79 FR 12366 Active

Federal Aviation Administration · 14 CFR part 39

Requires replacing the handle shaft with a new single-piece machined handle shaft on the aft entry and service doors, and requires revising the maintenance program by incorporating a new airworthiness limitation task.

FR document
2014-02516
Amendment
39-17741
Published
2014-03-05
Effective
2014-04-09
Models covered
1

Last live check: 2026-10-04

This page is a reference Record, not an airworthiness or compliance determination. Official FAA and manufacturer sources control over our restatement, subject to governing law. Check applicability, current requirements and incorporated documents before acting. The owner or operator remains responsible for airworthiness and required records under 14 CFR 91.403 and 91.417, as applicable. Terms of Use: /terms.
AD

2014-03-04

FR doc 2014-02516 · 79 FR 12366

AD 2014-03-04Published 2014-03-05Effective 2014-04-09

FAA rule - 14 CFR 39

FAA rule. Compliance with an applicable AD is required under 14 CFR 39.7. Check its effective date, applicability, compliance times and current status.

Requires replacing the handle shaft with a new single-piece machined handle shaft on the aft entry and service doors, and requires revising the maintenance program by incorporating a new airworthiness limitation task.

Full official abstract

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Bombardier, Inc. Model DHC-8-400 series airplanes. This AD was prompted by a report of a translating door handle jamming during opening of an aft door. This AD requires replacing the handle shaft with a new single-piece machined handle shaft on the aft entry and service doors, and requires revising the maintenance program by incorporating a new airworthiness limitation task. We are issuing this AD to prevent a migrated pin from jamming a translating door handle, which could prevent opening of the door and impede an emergency evacuation.

More directives for de Havilland DHC-8 Dash 8

  1. AD 2026-11-06 Airworthiness Directives; De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited (Type ... Effective 2026-07-09
  2. AD 2026-08-07 Airworthiness Directives; De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited (Type ... Effective 2026-06-03
  3. AD 2025-19-05 Airworthiness Directives; De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited (Type ... Effective 2025-10-31
  4. AD 2025-05-06 Airworthiness Directives; De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited (Type ... Effective 2025-04-16
  5. AD 2024-22-07 Airworthiness Directives; De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited (Type ... Effective 2024-12-31

All de Havilland DHC-8 Dash 8 directives

Applies to 1 model in our index