# AD 69-13-01: Nose Wheel Steering

- Type: Airworthiness directive
- Status: Current
- Products: B-N Group BN-2, BN-2A, BN-2A-2, BN-2A-20, BN-2A-21, BN-2A-26, BN-2A-27, BN-2A-3, BN-2A-6, BN-2A-8, BN-2A-9, BN2A MK. III and 2 more
- Effective: June 23, 1969
- Superseded by: Nothing supersedes this AD
- Product type: Aircraft, Small airplane
- Amendment: 39-783
- Registered aircraft: 52 may be affected, by airframe or engine model (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/5E2D8FB7F90C6C1E86256A4500701D24.0001
- DRS record last changed: May 30, 2024
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ad/69-13-01

## The airworthiness directive

69-13-01 BRITTEN NORMAN LTD: Amdt. 39-783. Applies to Britten Norman Models BN-2 and BN-2A Aircraft Serial Numbers 3 through 43 and Serial Numbers 45 and 46. Compliance required as indicated unless already accomplished. To prevent a possible failure of the aileron, rudder, or nose wheel steering control system, accomplish the following: (a) Within the next 25 hours' time in service, inspect the threaded female portion of the fork-ends, P/N NB 45-B-879, of each turnbuckle assembly in the aileron, rudder, and nose wheel steering systems for evidence of thread defects in accordance with Britten-Normal Service Bulletin BN-2/SB.15, dated April 16, 1969, or later ARB-approved issue or later FAA-approved equivalent. (b) If the threaded female portion of any turnbuckle fork-end is found to be defective during the inspection required by paragraph (a), replace each defective fork-end with a serviceable fork-end of the same part number before further flight. This amendment becomes effective June 23, 1969.

## Affected data sheets (2) (OpenAirDocs)

The type certificate data sheets whose models the AD names.

- [TCDS A17EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A17EU): Britten-Norman Aerospace Ltd.; names 11 of 18 models: BN-2A-2, BN-2A-9, BN-2A-26, BN-2A-27, BN-2A-3, BN-2A-8, BN-2A-20, BN-2A-21…
- [TCDS A29EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A29EU): Britten-Norman Aerospace Ltd.; names 3 of 3 models: BN2A MK. III, BN2A MK. III-2, BN2A MK. III-3

## 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: 52 (52 by airframe model, 0 by engine model)
- Makers: Britten-Norman 47, Britten Norman 3, B-N Group 1, Pilatus Britten-Norman 1

Models with the most aircraft:

- [Britten-Norman BN2A-26 ISLANDER](https://openairdocs.org/model/britten-norman-bn2a-26-islander): 14 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Britten-Norman BN-2A](https://openairdocs.org/model/britten-norman-bn-2a): 8 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Britten-Norman BN-2A-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/britten-norman-bn-2a-8): 8 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Britten-Norman BN-2A-27](https://openairdocs.org/model/britten-norman-bn-2a-27): 5 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Britten-Norman BN-2A-9](https://openairdocs.org/model/britten-norman-bn-2a-9): 4 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Britten-Norman BN-2A-20](https://openairdocs.org/model/britten-norman-bn-2a-20): 3 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Britten Norman BN-2A MK III](https://openairdocs.org/model/britten-norman-bn-2a-mk-iii): 2 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Britten-Norman BN-2A-21](https://openairdocs.org/model/britten-norman-bn-2a-21): 2 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Britten-Norman BN-2 ISLANDER](https://openairdocs.org/model/britten-norman-bn-2-islander): 1 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Britten-Norman BN-2A-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/britten-norman-bn-2a-6): 1 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Britten Norman BN 2A MKIII 2](https://openairdocs.org/model/britten-norman-bn-2a-mkiii-2): 1 aircraft (airframe model)
- [B-N Group BN-2A-26](https://openairdocs.org/model/b-n-group-bn-2a-26): 1 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Britten-Norman BN-2A-26](https://openairdocs.org/model/britten-norman-bn-2a-26): 1 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Pilatus Britten-Norman BN-2A-26](https://openairdocs.org/model/pilatus-britten-norman-bn-2a-26): 1 aircraft (airframe model)

All 14 models: https://openairdocs.org/ad/69-13-01/models.md
Every aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/ad/69-13-01/aircraft.md

Its text cites no advisory circulars or STCs.

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