AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE
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Overview
This document is an Airworthiness Directive (AD) issued by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) of Australia concerning the Cirrus Design SR20 and SR22 series aeroplanes. It specifically addresses a modification required for the Cirrus Airplane Parachute System (CAPS) to enhance safety and prevent potential failures during emergency deployments. The directive applies to all SR20 airplanes with serial numbers ranging from 1005 to 1798 and SR22 airplanes from 0002 to 2437. Compliance with the directive is mandatory within specified timeframes to ensure the safety of the aircraft and its occupants.
- Modification required for Cirrus SR20 (SN 1005-1798) and SR22 (SN 0002-2437) airplanes.
- Replace the pick-up collar support and nylon screws in the CAPS.
- Modification must follow CDC Alert Service Bulletin No. SB A2X-95-10 R1 or later.
- Compliance is required within 25 hours TIS or 60 days after August 16, 2007.
- Failure to comply may result in parachute deployment failure during emergencies.
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Source
Originally published by services.casa.gov.au. Sprinkle hosts a reference copy with an added summary, specifications and searchable full text.
Document details
- Type
- Airworthiness Directives
- Year
- 2007
- Pages
- 1
- File size
- 15 KB
- Publisher
- services.casa.gov.au
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Applicability
The directive applies to all Cirrus SR20 airplanes with serial numbers 1005 through 1798 and all Cirrus SR22 airplanes with serial numbers 0002 through 2437.
Requirement
The AD mandates the modification of the Cirrus Airplane Parachute System (CAPS) by replacing the pick-up collar support and two nylon screws with improved design parts. This modification must be performed in accordance with Cirrus Design Corporation's Alert Service Bulletin No. SB A2X-95-10 R1 or a later FAA approved amendment.
Compliance
Operators must complete the required modification within 25 hours of time-in-service (TIS) after August 16, 2007, or within 60 days after that date, whichever comes first.
Background
The directive was issued following a report of a CAPS failure during an in-flight emergency, where the parachute did not deploy successfully. This unsafe condition could lead to similar failures in other aircraft with identical configurations.
Safety notes
- The CAPS failure could result in a critical safety issue if not addressed.
Full document text
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998), PART 39 - 105 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES Page 1 of 1 AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE For the reasons set out in the background section, the CASA delegate whose signature appears below issues the following Airworthiness Directive (AD) under subregulation 39.001(1) of CASR 1998. The AD requires that the action set out in the requirement section (being action that the delegate considers necessary to correct the unsafe condition) be taken in relation to the aircraft or aeronautical product mentioned in the applicability section: (a) in the circumstances mentioned in the requirement section; and (b) in accordance with the instructions set out in the requirement section; and (c) at the time mentioned in the compliance section. Cirrus Design SR20 and SR22 Series Aeroplanes AD/CIRRUS/7 CAPS Collar Support Modification 9/2007 Applicability: All Model SR20 airplanes, serial numbers (SN) 1005 through 1798, and Model SR22 airplanes, SN 0002 through 2437. Requirement: Unless previously incorporated, modify the Cirrus Airplane Parachute System (CAPS) by replacing the pick-up collar support and the two nylon screws with parts of improved design, in accordance with Cirrus Design Corporation (CDC) Alert Service Bulletin No. SB A2X-95-10 R1 or later FAA approved amendment. The modification shall be carried out by a person appropriately trained in CDC parachute systems and certified for by an appropriately endorsed LAME. Note: FAA AD 2007-14-03 Amendment 39-15125 refers. Compliance: Within the next 25 hours time-in-service (TIS) after August 16, 2007 or within 60 days after August 16, 2007 whichever occurs first. This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 30 August 2007. Background: The FAA received a report where the Cirrus Airplane Parachute System (CAPS) was properly activated during an in-flight emergency, but the parachute failed to successfully deploy. This unsafe condition, if not corrected, could result in the parachute systems of identical configuration failing to successfully deploy (CAPS failure). David Punshon Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority 19 July 2007
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