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Airworthiness Directive 2015-11-03

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Official AD 2015-11-03 · FR doc 2015-13319 · 2015-06-09 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; ATR-GIE Avions de Transport Régional Airplanes

What this AD requires

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain ATR-GIE Avions de Transport R[eacute]gional Model ATR42 and ATR72 airplanes. This AD was prompted by reports of fuel quantity indication malfunctions caused by fuel probe failure. This AD requires identifying the part number and serial number of the fuel probes, and replacing the fuel probes if necessary. We are issuing this AD to prevent fuel probe failure, which could lead to undetected fuel starvation and consequent dual engine in-flight flame-out.

Which aircraft AD 2015-11-03 applies to

MakesAtr-Gie Avions De Transport Régional
ModelsATR42-200, ATR42-300, ATR42-320, ATR42-500, ATR72-101, ATR72-201, ATR72-102, ATR72-202, ATR72-211, ATR72-212, ATR72-212A, ATR42, ATR72

(1) ATR42-200/-300/-320/-500 and ATR72-101/-201/-102/-202/-211/-212/-212A, all MSNs qualified for ETOPS with ATR Modification 04711. (2) ATR42-200/-300/-320/-500, EXCEPT airplanes modified with ATR Modification 04650 or retrofitted per ATR Service Bulletin ATR42-28-0033 or ATR42-28-0034. (3) ATR72-101/-201/-102/-202/-211/-212/-212A, all MSNs, EXCEPT airplanes modified with ATR Modification 04686 or retrofitted per ATR Service Bulletin ATR72-28-1013, ATR72-28-1022, or ATR72-28-1023.

Whether AD 2015-11-03 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 2015-11-03 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.