# AD 89-14-07: Fuselage Emergency Exit Frame

- Type: Airworthiness directive
- Status: Current
- Products: ATR - GIE Avions de Transport R gional ATR42-300 and ATR42-320
- Effective: August 7, 1989
- Superseded by: Nothing supersedes this AD
- Product type: Aircraft, Large airplane
- Amendment: 39-6257
- Registered aircraft: 20 may be affected, by airframe or engine model (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/CA40DEB77F97028486256982006FE8C7.0001
- DRS record last changed: May 30, 2024
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ad/89-14-07

## The airworthiness directive

89-14-07 AEROSPATIALE: Amendment 39-6257.

Applicability: Model ATR42-300 series airplanes, Serial Numbers 003 through 052, certificated in any category.

Compliance: Required as indicated, unless previously accomplished.

To prevent failure of the emergency exit frame, accomplish the following:

A. Prior to the accumulation of 12,000 landings or within 60 days after the effective date of this AD, whichever occurs later, accomplish modification of the fuselage emergency exit frame in accordance with Aerospatiale Service Bulletin ATR42-53-0024, Revision 2, dated May 16, 1988.

B. An alternate means of compliance or adjustment of the compliance time, which provides an acceptable level of safety, may be used when approved by the Manager, Standardization Branch, ANM-113, FAA, Northwest Mountain Region.

NOTE: The request should be forwarded through an FAA Principal Maintenance Inspector (PMI), who will either concur or comment and then send it to the Manager, Standardization Branch, ANM-113.

C. Special flight permits may be issued in accordance with FAR 21.197 and 21.199 to operate airplanes to a base in order to comply with the requirements of this AD.

All persons affected by this directive who have not already received the appropriate service documents from the manufacturer may obtain copies upon request to Aerospatiale, 316 Route de Bayonne, 31060 Toulouse, Cedex 03, France. These documents may be examined at the FAA, Northwest Mountain Region, Transport Airplane Directorate, 17900 Pacific Highway South, Seattle, Washington, or at the Standardization Branch, 9010 East Marginal Way South, Seattle, Washington.

This amendment (39-6257, AD 89-14-07) becomes effective on August 7, 1989.

## Affected data sheets (1) (OpenAirDocs)

The type certificate data sheets whose models the AD names.

- [TCDS A53EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A53EU): ATR – GIE Avions de Transport Régional; names 2 of 11 models: ATR42-300, ATR42-320

## 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: 20 (20 by airframe model, 0 by engine model)
- Makers: Aerospatiale/Aeritalia 16, Aerospatiale/Alenia 2, Atr-Gie Avions De Transport 1, Atr-Gie Avions De Trnsp Rgnl 1

Models with the most aircraft:

- [Aerospatiale/Aeritalia ATR 42-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-aeritalia-atr-42-300): 12 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Aerospatiale/Aeritalia ATR 42-320](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-aeritalia-atr-42-320): 4 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Aerospatiale/Alenia ATR 42-320](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-alenia-atr-42-320): 2 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Atr-Gie Avions De Transport ATR-42-320](https://openairdocs.org/model/atr-gie-avions-de-transport-atr-42-320): 1 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Atr-Gie Avions De Trnsp Rgnl ATR 42-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/atr-gie-avions-de-trnsp-rgnl-atr-42-300): 1 aircraft (airframe model)

All 5 models: https://openairdocs.org/ad/89-14-07/models.md
Every aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/ad/89-14-07/aircraft.md

Its text cites no advisory circulars or STCs.

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