EASA AD No : 2009-0062

EASA AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE

AD No.: 2009-0062

Date: 13 March 2009

Note: This Airworthiness Directive (AD) is issued by EASA, acting in accordance with Regula-
tion (EC) No 216/2008 on behalf of the European Community, its Member States and of the
European third countries that participate in the activities of EASA under Article 66 of that Regu-
lation.

This AD is issued in accordance with EC 1702/2003, Part 21A.3B. In accordance with EC 2042/2003 Annex I, Part M.A.301, the con-
tinuing airworthiness of an aircraft shall be ensured by accomplishing any applicable ADs. Consequently, no person may operate an
aircraft to which an Airworthiness Directive applies, except in accordance with the requirements of that Airworthiness Directive unless
otherwise specified by the Agency [EC 2042/2003 Annex I, Part M.A.303] or agreed with the Authority of the State of Registry [EC
216/2008, Article 14(4) exemption].

Type Approval Holder’s Name : Type/Model designation(s) :

RUAG Aerospace Services GmbH Dornier 228 series aeroplanes

TCDS Number : LBA TCDS No. 2031A/SA, 2031B/SA, 2031C/SA

Foreign AD : Not applicable

Supersedure : None

Main Landing Gear - Identification / Replacement of the

ATA 32
Main Landing Gear Stub Axle

Manufacturer(s): Dornier Luftfahrt GmbH

Model 228-100, 228-101, 228-200, 228-201 and 228-202 aeroplanes, all serial
Applicability:
numbers.

A stub axle failure of the main landing gear on a Dornier 228-200 aeroplane
was reported to RUAG Aerospace. Investigations revealed that the fracture of
the axle - manufacturer Part Number (P/N) A-511000B28B, was due to fatigue.
Already in the year 1993 two failures of P/N A-511000B28B axles occurred.
Those events led in 1994 the Luftfahrt-Bundesamt - Germany’s National Avia-
tion Authority - to publish Airworthiness Directive (AD) D-1994-042 to mandate
the replacement of A-511000B28B axles by improved-design axle with P/N
A-511000C28B (Dornier Luftfahrt GmbH Service Bulletin 228-214).
Reason:
It is believed that a misinterpretation of the Dornier 228 repair/maintenance
documentation caused inadvertent installation of A-511000B28B axle on the
accident aeroplane‘s main landing gear with P/N A-511000C00F. This configu-
ration was not approved for installation and was therefore not addressed by
LBA AD D-1994-042 or Dornier SB-228-214.

The actions specified in this Airworthiness Directive are intended to prevent

main landing gear failure, which could result in loss of control of the aeroplane
during landing operations.

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 EASA AD No : 2009-0062

Effective Date: 27 March 2009

Required as indicated unless previously accomplished:

(1) Within 14 days after the effective date of this AD, inspect the MLG to
identify the MLG stub axle in accordance with the accomplishment in-
structions of RUAG SB-228-276 original issue.

(1.1) If any A-511000B28B stub axle is found, before accumulation of

9 500 total landings on the axle, replace the axle by a new one
with P/N A-511000C28B.

(1.2) If an A-511000B28B stub axle is found and has accumulated

more than 9 500 total landings at the effective date of this AD,
Required Action(s) before further flight replace the axle or the housing assembly by
and Compliance a new one.
Time(s):
If the total number of landings accumulated by the stub axle cannot be
positively determined, the stub axle must be considered to have accumu-
lated more than 9 500 total landings.

Note:P/N A-511000C28B axle together with the housings A-511000C27B,

A-521000C27B form the Axle Assemblies AD511010A00C, and
AD521010A00C which are life limited to 48 000 Landings per TLMCM
Chapter 05-10-10.

(2) After the effective date of this AD, do not install on any aeroplanes
MLG assemblies P/N A-511000C00F and A-521000C00F fitted with
an A-511000B28B stub axle.

RUAG Aerospace Dornier 228 Service Bulletin No. SB-228-276 initial issue.
Ref. Publications:
The use of later approved revisions of this document is acceptable for compli-
ance with the requirements of this AD.

1. If requested and appropriately substantiated, EASA can approve Alterna-

tive Methods of Compliance for this AD.

2. This AD was posted on 17 February 2009 as PAD 09-038 for consultation

until 10 March 2009. No comments were received during the consultation
period.

3. Enquiries regarding this AD should be referred to the Airworthiness Direc-

Remarks :
tives, Safety Management & Research Section, Certification Directorate,
EASA. E-mail [email protected].

4. For any question concerning the technical content of the requirements in

this AD, please contact:
RUAG Aerospace Services GmbH, Dornier 228 Customer Support,
P.O. Box 1253, 82231 Wessling, GERMANY
Telephone: + 49 (0) 8153-302280; Facsimile: + 49 (0) 8153-303030

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