# AD 83-07-08: Ground/Air Lever Mechanism

- Type: Airworthiness directive
- Status: Current
- Products: Short Brothers SC-7 Skyvan Series 3
- Effective: April 11, 1983
- Superseded by: Nothing supersedes this AD
- Product type: Aircraft, Small airplane
- Amendment: 39-4606
- FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/6DC5FB76E0F72F4A86256A4D0048AFF2.0001
- DRS record last changed: May 30, 2024
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ad/83-07-08

## The airworthiness directive

83-07-08 SHORT BROTHERS AND HARLAND, LTD.: Amendment 39-4606. Applies to Model SC-7, Series 3 (all serial numbers) airplanes certificated in any category.

Compliance: Required as indicated, unless already accomplished.

To preclude malfunction of the ground/air lever mechanism which may prevent the power lever from entering the Beta mode, within the next 100 hours time-in-service after the effective date of this AD, accomplish the following: (a) Modify the ground/air lever P/N SC-7-47-5254 in the engine control system in accordance with Shorts Service Bulletin No. 76-58, Revision 1, dated December 4, 1980.

  (b) Aircraft may be flown in accordance with Federal Aviation Regulation 21.197 to a location where this AD can be accomplished.

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

This amendment supersedes AD 80-09-01, Amendment 39-3754. This amendment becomes effective on April 11, 1983.

## Affected data sheets (1) (OpenAirDocs)

The type certificate data sheets whose models the AD names.

- [TCDS A15EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A15EU): De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited; names 1 of 2 models: SC-7 Skyvan Series 3

## Registered aircraft it may apply to (OpenAirDocs)

No registered aircraft matched the models it names.

Its text cites no advisory circulars or STCs.

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