# AD 78-08-02: Water Door Hinge Plates

- Type: Airworthiness directive
- Status: Current
- Products: Bombardier CL-215-1A10
- Effective: April 14, 1978
- Superseded by: Nothing supersedes this AD
- Product type: Aircraft, Large airplane
- Amendment: 39-3179
- Registered aircraft: 2 may be affected, by airframe or engine model (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/DC40EB8119654993862569A700663979.0001
- DRS record last changed: May 30, 2024
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ad/78-08-02

## The airworthiness directive

78-08-02 CANADAIR: Amendment 39-3179. Applies to Canadair CL-215-1A10 Airplanes, Serial Numbers 1001 through 1050 which incorporate aluminum alloy water door hinge plates 215-33159-2, -3, -6 or 7.

Compliance required prior to U.S. airworthiness certification.

Unless already accomplished replace the aluminum water door hinge plates, P/N 215- 33159-2, -3, -6 or -7 with steel hinge plates, P/N 215-33159-8 or approved equivalents in accordance with paragraph 2(d) of Canadair Service Information Circular No. 143-CL-215, Issue 3, Revision B, dated October 20, 1977, or an approved equivalent.

Equivalent replacement parts and installation procedures must be approved by the Chief, Engineering and Manufacturing Branch, FAA, Eastern Region.

is amendment is effective April 14, 1978.

## Affected data sheets (1) (OpenAirDocs)

The type certificate data sheets whose models the AD names.

- [TCDS A14EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A14EA): De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited; names 1 of 3 models: CL-215-1A10

## 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: 2 (2 by airframe model, 0 by engine model)
- Makers: Canadair 2

Models with the most aircraft:

- [Canadair CL215 1A10](https://openairdocs.org/model/canadair-cl215-1a10): 2 aircraft (airframe model)

All 1 models: https://openairdocs.org/ad/78-08-02/models.md
Every aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/ad/78-08-02/aircraft.md

Its text cites no advisory circulars or STCs.

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