97-14-01
FR doc 97-17098 · 62 FR 35670AD 97-14-01Published 1997-07-02Effective 1997-08-18
Superseded by 2002-25-03
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Requires repetitively inspecting the left-hand (LH) rudder bar assembly for cracks and loose fasteners on certain Pilatus Britten-Norman Ltd.
1 correction to this AD FAA · 1997-07-11
Correction published 1997-07-11
- Issued by
- Federal Aviation Administration
- Published
- 1997-07-11
- Document
- Federal Register 97-18139 · Final rule; correction
- Corrects
- the version published July 2, 1997 at 62 FR 35670
This document makes a correction to Airworthiness Directive (AD) 97-14-01, which was published in the Federal Register on July 2, 1997 (62 FR 35670), and is applicable to Pilatus Britten-Norman Ltd. (PBN) BN-2A and BN-2A Mk 111 series airplanes. This AD currently has an issue date and effective date of August 18, 1997. The AD currently requires inspecting the LH rudder bar assembly for wall thickness of the slider tube unit and modifying the rudder bar assembly by replacing the LH slider tube with a new strengthened slider tube unit. This action changes the issue date of this AD to June 24, 1997 and leaves the effective date at August 18, 1997.
A correction restates part of an AD that was published incorrectly. It is not an additional requirement and it does not change the AD number or its effective date.
Source: Federal Register document 97-18139, retrieved 2026-08-17
Full official abstract
This amendment supersedes Airworthiness Directive (AD) 75-24- 07 R1, which currently requires repetitively inspecting the left-hand (LH) rudder bar assembly for cracks and loose fasteners on certain Pilatus Britten-Norman Ltd. BN-2A and BN-2A Mk 111 series airplanes, and replacing any cracked part. The superseding action requires inspecting the LH rudder bar assembly and determining the wall thickness of the slider tube unit. This action also would require modifying the rudder bar assembly by replacing the LH slider tube with a new strengthened slider tube unit as terminating action for the repetitive inspections currently required by AD 75-24-07 R1. The development of a modification to the rudder bar assembly, which terminates the repetitive inspections required by AD 75-24-07 R1, prompted this AD. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent failure of the pilot's rudder bar assembly, which could result in loss of control of the airplane during landing operations.