AD 87-12-02

87-12-02 MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. (MHI): Amendment 39-5629. Applies to MHI Models MU-2B-25, MU-2B-26, and MU-2B-35 (TC No. A2PC), (Serial Numbers 264 through 312, 314 through 320, 586 through 651, and 653) airplanes certificated in any category.

Compliance: Required within the next 100 hours time-in-service after the effective date of this AD, unless already accomplished.

To prevent burning of generator shield jumper wires, accomplish the following: (a) Inspect, repair (as necessary) and modify the generator circuit shield jumper wires in accordance with instructions contained in paragraphs 1. and 2. of the "Instructions" portion of MHI MU-2 Service Bulletin (S/B) No. 201 dated December 27, 1985, as amended April 25, 1986.

(b) Aircraft may be flown in accordance with FAR 21.197 to a location where the AD may be accomplished.

(c) An equivalent means of compliance with this AD may be used if approved by the Manager, Western Aircraft Certification Office, ANM-170W, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 92007, Worldway Postal Center, Los Angeles, California 90009-2007.

All persons affected by this directive may obtain copies of the documents referred to herein upon request to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., 10, Oye-Cho, Minato-ku, Nagoya, Japan; or Beech Aircraft Corporation, 9709 East Central, P.O. Box 85, Wichita, Kansas 67201; or FAA, Office of the Regional Counsel, Room 1558, 601 East 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64106.

This amendment becomes effective July 3, 1987.