# AD 83-05-07: Oil Cooler Fittings and Hoses

- Type: Airworthiness directive
- Status: Current
- Products: Vulcanair P 68 and P 68B
- Effective: March 17, 1983
- Superseded by: Nothing supersedes this AD
- Product type: Aircraft, Small airplane
- Amendment: 39-4583
- Registered aircraft: 6 may be affected, by airframe or engine model (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/1517F45042D623D586256A4D0044BC3B.0001
- DRS record last changed: May 30, 2024
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ad/83-05-07

## The airworthiness directive

83-05-07 PARTENAVIA COSTRUZIONI AERONAUTICHE S.p.A.: Amendment 39-4583. Applies to Models P68 and P68B (Serial Nos. 1 through 182, excluding Serial Nos. 74, 89, 133, 142, 155, 163, and 171) airplanes certificated in any category.

COMPLIANCE: Required as indicated, unless already accomplished.

To prevent possible failure of the engine oil cooler left-hand elbow fittings and oil cooler hoses, within the next 50 hours time-in-service on airplanes having 500 or more hours time-in-service on the effective date of this AD or prior to 550 hours time-in-service on airplanes having less than 500 hours time-in-service on the effective date of this AD, accomplish the following:

  (a) Replace the engine oil cooler left-hand elbow fitting in accordance with steps one through nine of the INSTRUCTIONS FOR REPLACEMENT section of Partenavia Costruzioni Aeronautiche S.p.A. SB No. 45, R.A.I. approved July 9, 1979.

  (b) Visually inspect the oil cooler hoses for chafing or damage, andprior to further flight, replace any unairworthy hoses.

  (c) The airplane may be flown in accordance with FAR 21.197 to a location where this AD may be accomplished.

  (d) An equivalent method of compliance with this AD may be used if approved by the Manager, Aircraft Certification Staff, Federal Aviation Administration, AEU-100, Europe, Africa, and Middle East Office, FAA, c/o American Embassy, 1000 Brussels, Belgium.

This amendment becomes effective on March 17, 1983.

## Affected data sheets (1) (OpenAirDocs)

The type certificate data sheets whose models the AD names.

- [TCDS A31EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A31EU): Vulcanair S.p.A.; names 2 of 10 models: P.68B, P.68

## 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: 6 (6 by airframe model, 0 by engine model)
- Makers: Partenavia 6

Models with the most aircraft:

- [Partenavia P68B](https://openairdocs.org/model/partenavia-p68b): 5 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Partenavia P68](https://openairdocs.org/model/partenavia-p68): 1 aircraft (airframe model)

All 2 models: https://openairdocs.org/ad/83-05-07/models.md
Every aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/ad/83-05-07/aircraft.md

Its text cites no advisory circulars or STCs.

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