AD 2024-12588
Published 2024-06-11 · 5 models · 39 US-registered tails affected · Federal Register
Airworthiness Directives; GA8 Airvan (Pty) Ltd Airplanes Federal Register ↗
Abstract
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain GA8 Airvan (Pty) Ltd Model GA8 and GA8-TC320 airplanes. This AD is prompted by reports of insufficient electrical bonding of the solenoid (relay) box assembly that could result in degraded performance, errors, or intermittent failures of equipment connected to electrical Bus 1, Bus 2, associated electrical control, and protective devices fitted within or attached to the solenoid box. This AD requires inspecting for an existing wire connecting the relay box earth point to the ground power socket, and if one is not present, installing a mechanical connection. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
Applicability · by US fleet size
Federal Register text
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 113 (Tuesday, June 11, 2024)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 49091-49094] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2024-12588]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 39
[Docket No. FAA-2024-0234; Project Identifier MCAI-2023-01215-A; Amendment 39-22742; AD 2024-08-09] RIN 2120-AA64
Airworthiness Directives; GA8 Airvan (Pty) Ltd Airplanes
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
[[Page 49092]]
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain GA8 Airvan (Pty) Ltd Model GA8 and GA8-TC320 airplanes. This AD is prompted by reports of insufficient electrical bonding of the solenoid (relay) box assembly that could result in degraded performance, errors, or intermittent failures of equipment connected to electrical Bus 1, Bus 2, associated electrical control, and protective devices fitted within or attached to the solenoid box. This AD requires inspecting for an existing wire connecting the relay box earth point to the ground power socket, and if one is not present, installing a mechanical connection. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
DATES: This AD is effective July 16, 2024. The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by reference of a certain publication listed in this AD as of July 16, 2024.