88-06-05 SUD AVIATION: Amendment 39-5873. Applies to Sud Aviation Caravelle series airplanes, listed in Sud Aviation Caravelle Service Bulletin No. 57-56, Revision 2, dated February 28, 1985, certificated in any category. Compliance required as indicated, unless previously accomplished.
To prevent failure of the wing, accomplish the following:
A. Within 100 landings after the effective date of this AD or prior to the accumulation of the number of landings specified in the schedule, below, whichever occurs later, accomplish the requirements of subparagraphs A.1. or A.2., below, as applicable.
SCHEDULE I
(1) 30,000 landings on airplanes whose maximum take-off weight * is 48 tons or less;
(2) 20,000 landings on airplanes whose maximum take-off weight * exceeds 48 tons but is no more than 52 tons;
(3) 10,000 landings on airplanes whose maximum take-off weight * exceeds 52 tons.
* Maximum take-off weight as defined in the FAA-approved airplane flight manual.
1. For airplanes without external doubler, perform visual and nondestructive testing inspections (NDI) for cracking adjacent to wing rib No. 31 in accordance with Sud Aviation Caravelle Service Bulletin No. 57-56, Revision 2, dated February 28, 1985.
2. For airplanes with external doublers, perform visual and radiographic inspections for cracking adjacent to wing rib No. 31 in accordance with Sud Aviation Caravelle Service Bulletin No. 57-56, Revision 2, dated February 28, 1985.
B. If no cracks are detected, repeat the inspections required by paragraph A., above, at the intervals specified in Sud Aviation Caravelle Service Bulletin No. 57-56, Revision 2, dated February 28, 1985, Figure 1, Wing Lower Surface Inspection Frequencies.
C. Any cracks detected during the inspections required by paragraphs A. or B., above, must be repaired, prior to further flight, in accordance with Sud Aviation Caravelle Service Bulletin No. 57-56, Revision 2, dated February 28, 1985.
D. An alternate means of compliance or adjustment of the compliance time, which provides an acceptable level of safety and which has the concurrence of an FAA Principal Maintenance Inspector, may be used when approved by the Manager, Standardization Branch, ANM-113, FAA, Northwest Mountain Region.
E. Special flight permits may be issued in accordance with FAR 21.197 and 21.199 to operate airplanes to a base for the accomplishment of inspections and/or modifications required by this AD.
All persons affected by this directive who have not already received the appropriate service documents from the manufacturer may obtain copies upon request to Aerospatiale, 316 Rue de Bayonne, 31060 Toulouse Cedex 03, France. These documents may be examined at the FAA, Northwest Mountain Region, 17900 Pacific Highway South, Seattle, Washington, or at the Seattle Aircraft Certification Office, 9010 East Marginal Way South, Seattle, Washington.
This amendment becomes effective April 22, 1988.