AD 89-20-11

89-20-11 EMPRESA BRASILEIRA DE AERONAUTICA S.A. (EMBRAER): Amendment 39-6325.

Applicability: Models EMB-110P1 and EMB-110P2 (all serial numbers (S/N)) airplanes, certificated in any category.

Compliance: Required as indicated in the body of the AD, unless already accomplished.

To prevent the right forward emergency exit from opening during flight which could damage the propeller, accomplish the following:

(a) Within the next 15 days after the effective date of this AD, revise the Pilot's Operating Handbook and CTA Approved Airplane Flight Manual, EMBRAER Publication No. TP-110P1/176, Section 4, Pre-Flight Check, by making a pen and ink change to add the following check on the following airplanes:

(1) On Model EMB-110 airplanes, S/N 110146, 110153, 110156, 110157, 110161, 110165, 110184, 110186, 110189, 110190, 110192 thru 110283, 110285 thru 110346: "Check for proper installation of the safety restraining cable on the right forward emergency exit."(2) On all Model EMB-110 airplanes except S/N 110146, 110153, 110156, 110157, 110161, 110165, 110184, 110186, 110189, 110190, 110192 thru 110283, 110285 thru 110346: "Check for proper installation of the safety restraining cable on the right forward emergency exit." and, "Visually insure that the locking pins are properly engaged on the right forward emergency exit."

(b) Within the next 5 calendar months after the effective date of this AD for Model EMB-110 airplanes, S/N 110146, 110153, 110156, 110157, 110161, 110165, 110184, 110186, 110189, 110190, 110192 thru 110283, 110285 thru 110346:

(1) modify the right forward emergency exit in accordance with EMBRAER Service Bulletin 110-52-030, dated November 30, 1981, and

(2) revise the Pilot's Operating Handbook and CTA Approved Airplane Flight Manual, EMBRAER Publication No. TP-110P1/176, Section 4, Pre-Flight Check, by making a pen and ink change which follows the previous pen and ink change specified in paragraph(a)(1) above, to add the following check: "Visually insure that the locking pins are properly engaged on the right forward emergency exit."

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

(d) An alternate method of compliance or adjustment of the initial compliance times, which provides an equivalent level of safety, may be approved by the Manager, Atlanta Aircraft Certification Office, 1669 Phoenix Parkway, Suite 210C, Atlanta, Georgia 30349.

NOTE: The request should be forwarded through an FAA Maintenance Inspector, who may add comments and then send it to the Manager, Atlanta Aircraft Certification Office, at the above address. All persons affected by this directive may obtain copies of the document referred to herein upon request to Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER), P.O. Box 343-CEP, 12.225 Sao Jose dos Campos, Sao Paulo, Brazil; or may examine this document at the FAA, Office of the Assistant Chief Counsel, Room 1558, 601 East 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64106.

This amendment (39-6325, AD 89-20-11) becomes effective on October 24, 1989.