# AD 65-08-01: Main Ground Assembly

- Type: Airworthiness directive
- Status: Current
- Products: de Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd., The D.H.114 Heron Series 2A, D.H.114 Heron Series 2DA and D.H.114 Heron Series 2X
- Effective: May 3, 1965
- Published: April 2, 1965
- Superseded by: Nothing supersedes this AD
- Product type: Aircraft, Small/large airplane
- Amendment: 39-52
- Registered aircraft: 1 may be affected, by airframe or engine model (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/FEE2D138F1A43A2F862569A8006F8D83.0001
- DRS record last changed: May 30, 2024
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ad/65-08-01

## The airworthiness directive

65-08-01 HAWKER SIDDELEY: Amdt. 39-52 Part 39 Federal Register April 2, 1965. Applies to de Havilland Model 114 "Heron" Aircraft.

Compliance required as indicated.

To prevent further cases of overheating of electric cables in the cockpit and fuselage nose area, accomplish the following:

Within the next 25 hours' time in service after the effective date of this AD, unless already accomplished, dismantle, clean, inspect, replace and modify as required, the main ground (earth) assembly in the forward fuselage in accordance with Hawker Siddeley Technical News Sheet Heron (114) No. N.4, Issue 1, dated July 20, 1964.

(Hawker Siddeley Aviation, de Havilland Division, Technical News Sheet Heron (114) No. N.4, Issue 1, dated July 20, 1964, covers this same subject.)

This directive effective May 3, 1965.

## Affected data sheets (1) (OpenAirDocs)

The type certificate data sheets whose models the AD names.

- [TCDS A-816](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-816): Acro Aeronautical Services Ltd; names 3 of 3 models: D.H.114 Heron Series 2DA, D.H.114 Heron Series 2A, D.H.114 Heron Series 2X

## Registered aircraft it may apply to (OpenAirDocs)

Matched by airframe and engine model; the AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

- Aircraft: 1 (1 by airframe model, 0 by engine model)
- Makers: Dehavilland 1

Models with the most aircraft:

- [Dehavilland DH 114 HERON 2X](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dh-114-heron-2x): 1 aircraft (airframe model)

All 1 models: https://openairdocs.org/ad/65-08-01/models.md
Every aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/ad/65-08-01/aircraft.md

Its text cites no advisory circulars or STCs.

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