# AD 68-16-02: Gear Position Indicator Switch

- Type: Airworthiness directive
- Status: Current
- Products: Aermacchi S.205 - 22/R
- Effective: September 7, 1968
- Superseded by: Nothing supersedes this AD
- Product type: Aircraft, Small airplane
- Amendment: 39-628
- Registered aircraft: 22 may be affected, by airframe or engine model (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/301B4F138BFF075A86256A550066B57C.0001
- DRS record last changed: May 30, 2024
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ad/68-16-02

## The airworthiness directive

68-16-02 SIAI-MARCHETTI: Amdt. 39-628. Applies to Model S.205/22R airplanes - Serial Nos. 213, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 379, 380, 381, 382, and 384.

Compliance required within the next 200 hours' time in service after the effective date of this AD, unless already accomplished.

To provide a position indicating means for the main landing gear, install a Burgess MK4BR microswitch on the right and left wing in accordance with Siai-Marchetti Service Bulletin No. 205B5A, dated April 11, 1968, or later RAI-approved issue, or an FAA-approved equivalent.

This amendment becomes effective September 7, 1968.

## Affected data sheets (1) (OpenAirDocs)

The type certificate data sheets whose models the AD names.

- [TCDS A9EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A9EU): Aermacchi S.p.A.; names 1 of 7 models: S.205 - 22/R

## 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: 22 (22 by airframe model, 0 by engine model)
- Makers: Siai-Marchetti 22

Models with the most aircraft:

- [Siai-Marchetti S.205/22R](https://openairdocs.org/model/siai-marchetti-s-205-22r): 22 aircraft (airframe model)

All 1 models: https://openairdocs.org/ad/68-16-02/models.md
Every aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/ad/68-16-02/aircraft.md

Its text cites no advisory circulars or STCs.

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