AD 91-10-10

91-10-10 BRITISH AEROSPACE: Amendment 39-6995. Docket No. 91-NM-09-AD.

Applicability: All Model BAe 125-800A series airplanes, certificated in any category.

Compliance: Required as indicated, unless previously accomplished.

To prevent a wheel loosening from the axle and the possible loss of a wheel, accomplish the following:

A. Within 30 days after the effective date of this AD, inspect all nose wheels for nose wheel serial numbers, listed in paragraph 2.A.(2) of Dunlop Service Bulletin AH52339-A32-1046, dated July 27, 1990.

B. If the serial number on the nose wheel coincides with any of the serial numbers listed in paragraph 2.A.(2) of Dunlop Service Bulletin AH52339-A32-1046, dated July 27, 1990, retorque the location plate retaining nuts to 8 foot-pounds in accordance with the service bulletin.

NOTE: If the airplane maintenance records indicate that the nose wheel assembly has had the wheel halves disassembled and reassembled since the airplane was new, the required retorquing will have been accomplished at that time, and no further action is required.

WARNING: DO NOT ADJUST THE TORQUE TIGHTENED MAIN HUB TIE BOLTS WITH THE TIRE INFLATED.

C. An alternative method 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, Transport Airplane Directorate.

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

D. 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 British Aerospace, PLC, Librarian for Service Bulletins, P.O. Box 17414, Dulles International Airport, Washington, D.C. 20041. These documents may be examined at the FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue S.W., Renton, Washington.

This amendment (39-6995, AD 91-10-10) becomes effective on June 18, 1991.