# AD 75-24-15: AC Power

- Type: Airworthiness directive
- Status: Current
- Products: Viking Air DHC-6-1, DHC-6-100, DHC-6-200 and DHC-6-300
- Effective: November 28, 1975
- Superseded by: Nothing supersedes this AD
- Product type: Aircraft, Small airplane
- Amendment: 39-2438
- Registered aircraft: 88 may be affected, by airframe or engine model (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/F116D6D3B3A7F79486256A380049272D.0001
- DRS record last changed: May 30, 2024
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ad/75-24-15

## The airworthiness directive

75-24-15 DE HAVILLAND: Amendment 39-2438. Applies to de Havilland Aircraft of Canada Model DHC-6 airplanes serial nos. 290 through 427 with the exception of S/N 426, certificated in all categories and incorporating flitertronic type PC 15 or PC 15A inverters.

Compliance is required within 25 hours time in service after the effective date of this AD unless already accomplished.

To prevent a total loss of A.C. power in the airplane in the event of a fault occurring in an A.C. circuit inspect for and replace all slow blow fuses with the appropriate fast blow fuses in accordance with instructions contained in the de Havilland DHC-6 Service Bulletin No. 6/263, Revision D, dated September 30, 1974, or an equivalent method approved by the Chief, Engineering and Manufacturing Branch, FAA Eastern Region. Upon request with substantiating data submitted through an FAA Maintenance Inspector, the compliance time specified in this AD may be increased by the Chief, Engineering and Manufacturing Branch, FAA Eastern Region.

This amendment is effective November 28, 1975.

## Affected data sheets (1) (OpenAirDocs)

The type certificate data sheets whose models the AD names.

- [TCDS A9EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A9EA): De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited; names 4 of 5 models: DHC-6-1, DHC-6-100, DHC-6-200, DHC-6-300

## 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: 88 (88 by airframe model, 0 by engine model)
- Makers: Dehavilland 84, Dehavilland Acft Of Canada 4

Models with the most aircraft:

- [Dehavilland DHC-6-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-300): 59 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Dehavilland DHC-6-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-200): 19 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Dehavilland DHC-6-100](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-100): 6 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Dehavilland Acft Of Canada DHC 6-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-acft-of-canada-dhc-6-300): 4 aircraft (airframe model)

All 4 models: https://openairdocs.org/ad/75-24-15/models.md
Every aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/ad/75-24-15/aircraft.md

Its text cites no advisory circulars or STCs.

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