| AD Number | 68-23-01 | Status | Active |
| Effective Date | November 21, 1968 | Issue Date | Not specified |
| Docket Number | Unknown | Amendment | 39-673 |
| Product Type | ["Appliance"] | Product Subtype | Not specified |
| CFR Part | --- - Part 39 | CFR Section | N/A |
| Citation | This information is not available. | ||
| Manufacturer(s) | British Aerospace (Commercial Aircraft) Ltd Fokker Services Godfrey Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation Maryland Air Industries, Inc. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft Limited) |
| Model(s) | Argosy AW.650 Series 101 F27 Mark 100 F27 Mark 300 Cabin Superchargers G-159 F-27 F-27A F-27B F-27F F-27G F-27J F-27M FH-227 FH-227B FH-227C FH-227D FH-227E YS-11 Viscount 744 Viscount 745D Viscount 810 |
68-23-01 GODFREY: Amendment 39-673. Applies to Godfrey Cabin Superchargers Type 15 Marks 6, 9, and 14, installed on, but not necessarily limited to, British Aircraft Corporation Viscount Models 744, 745D, and 810; Armstrong Whitworth Arogsy AW-650; Fokker F-27 Marks 100 and 300; Fairchild Hiller Models F27 and FH227 all series; Nihon Model YS-11; and Grumman Model G159 airplanes.
Compliance required as indicated.
To prevent the loss of oil from the Godfrey Cabin Compressor due to the oil metering unit or bearing covering plate becoming loose, accomplish the following unless already accomplished:
(a) For British Aircraft Corporation Viscount Models 744, 745D and 810 airplanes -
Within the next 50 hours' time in service after the effective date of this AD and thereafter at intervals whenever the gear box oil contents are checked, inspect the oil metering unit and bearing cover plate for security, i.e., nuts are tight and spring washers fully compressed. Secure asnecessary.
(b) For all the applicable airplanes -
At the next overhaul of the Supercharger or within the next 1500 hours' time in service, whichever occurs earlier, after the effective date of this AD, replace and lockwire the oil metering unit and bearing cover retaining nuts, in accordance with Godfrey Precision Products, Ltd. Service Bulletin No. 21-116-1195, Revision 2, dated February 1, 1968, or later ARB - approved revision or an equivalent approved by the Chief, Aircraft Certification Staff, FAA, Europe, Africa and Middle East Region.
(c) The repetitive inspections required by paragraph (a) may be discontinued following the incorporation of the modification required by paragraph (b).
This amendment becomes effective November 21, 1968.