90-05-06 R1 FAIRCHILD (SWEARINGEN): Amendment 39-6519 as revised by Amendment 39-6668. Docket No. 89-CE-32-AD.
Applicability: Models SA226-T (Serial Numbers (S/N) T201 through T275, and T277 through T291), SA226-T(B) (S/N T(B)276 and T(B)292 through T(B)417), SA226-AT (S/N AT001 through AT074), SA226-TC (S/N TC201 through TC419), SA227-TT (S/N TT421 through TT541), SA227-AT (S/N AT423 through and AT695), SA227-AC (S/N AC406, AC415, AC416, and AC420 through AC729) airplanes certificated in any category.
Compliance: Required within the next 250 hours time-in-service after the effective date of this AD, unless already accomplished per AD 90-05-06.
To prevent the main landing gear doors from jamming against the nacelle skin and preventing the extension of the landing gear, accomplish the following:
(a) Visually inspect the gap between the main landing gear doors and the adjacent nacelle skins to insure a clearance of 0.38 plus/minus .03 inches in accordance withthe instructions specified in Fairchild Service Bulletin (S/B) SA226-32-055 and (S/B) SA227-32-027, both dated December 8, 1988, as applicable. If rework of the door(s) is required to obtain the specified clearance, prior to further flight, accomplish the task in accordance with the instructions in the above applicable S/B.
(b) Airplanes may be flown in accordance with FAR 21.197 to a location where this AD may be accomplished.
(c) An alternate method of compliance or adjustment of the compliance time which provides an equivalent level of safety may be approved by the Manager, Airplane Certification Office, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, Fort Worth, Texas 76193-0150.
Note: The request should be forwarded through an FAA Maintenance Inspector, who may add comments and then send it to the Manager, Fort Worth Airplane Certification Office.
All persons affected by this directive may obtain copies of the documents referred to herein uponrequest to the Fairchild Aircraft Corporation, P.O. Box 790490, San Antonio, Texas 78279-0490, or may examine these documents at the FAA, Central Region, Office of the Assistant Chief Counsel, Room 1558, 601 East 12th St., Kansas City, Missouri 64106.
This AD amends AD 90-05-06, Amendment 39-6519.
This amendment (39-6668, AD 90-05-06 R1) becomes effective on August 13, 1990.