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Airworthiness Directive 2003-09-05

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Official AD 2003-09-05 · FR doc 03-10507 · 2003-05-01 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Schweizer Aircraft Corporation Model 269D Helicopters

What this AD requires

This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Schweizer Aircraft Corporation (Schweizer) Model 269D helicopters. This action requires inspecting each aluminum horizontal stabilizer endplate (endplate) and the attach angles for cracks, fretting, and endplate bending. If fretting is found, as indicated by a powder residue adjacent to a rivet head, installing an inspection hole in the horizontal stabilizer and inspecting the internal structure is required. Replacing unairworthy parts is required before further flight. Finally, reporting any cracked or bent endplate, any cracked attach angles, or fretting to the FAA is required. This amendment is prompted by reports of loose endplates, and one report of an endplate separating from the helicopter during flight. The actions specified in this AD are intended to prevent loss of an endplate during flight, which could strike the tail rotor and result in loss of control of the helicopter.

Which aircraft AD 2003-09-05 applies to

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Part-conditional — 269D3413-11, 269D3413-13.

Specific model designation not present in the extracted applicability text (only the boilerplate 'preceding applicability provision' clause and part-number/SB detail were captured). Concerns horizontal stabilizer endplates (aluminum honeycomb P/N 269D3413-11 or fiberglass P/N 269D3413-13) and attach angles; inspect per Schweizer SB No. DB-011.1 dated 3/20/2003; replace endplate with P/N 269D3413-13 if bent/cracked.

Whether AD 2003-09-05 actually applies to your aircraft (by serial and installed parts) and whether it’s already complied with comes from that aircraft’s records.

How AD compliance is recorded

A valid compliance record (14 CFR 43.9) states:

Method of compliance — The specific action taken (inspected, replaced, modified) and to what revision.
Date — When the work was done.
Aircraft time — Total time in service / tach at compliance — how recurring next-due is computed.
Signature & certificate — The A&P/IA who returned it to service, with certificate number.
Is AD 2003-09-05 complied with on your aircraft?

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Applicability is derived from the FAA directive corpus and is advisory, not a legal airworthiness determination. Compliance is established only from an aircraft’s actual records.