AD 94-453

Published 1994-02-01 · 2 models · 7 US-registered tails affected · Federal Register

Airworthiness Directives; de Havilland Model DHC-8-300 Series Airplanes Federal Register ↗

Abstract

This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain de Havilland Model DHC-8-300 series airplanes, that requires modifying the airplane fire detection system and revising the Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) to include procedures related to operating the system. This amendment is prompted by reports of several oil fires in the inter compressor case (ICC) assembly. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent severe structural damage to the airplane due to an internal engine fire within the ICC.

Applicability · by US fleet size

FRANKLIN 90 TCDS ATC 430 6 tails
FRANKLIN A 1 tails

Compliance instructions

Required actions, compliance times, parts/serial numbers and methods of compliance are in the Federal Register publication — not paraphrased here. Read AD on Federal Register ↗