# AD 93-08-10: AFM Preflight Main Cabin Door Checks

- Type: Airworthiness directive
- Status: Current
- Products: British Aerospace Regional Jetstream 3201 and Jetstream Series 3101
- Effective: May 14, 1993
- Superseded by: Nothing supersedes this AD
- Product type: Aircraft, Small/large airplane
- Amendment: 39-8557
- Docket: 93-CE-29-AD
- FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/6704CB60E191CF0186256A1D006AEC36.0001
- DRS record last changed: May 30, 2024
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ad/93-08-10

## The airworthiness directive

93-08-10 BRITISH AEROSPACE, REGIONAL AIRCRAFT LIMITED: Amendment 39-8557. Docket No. 93-CE-29-AD. Applicability: Jetstream Models 3101 and 3201 airplanes (all serial numbers), certificated in any category.

Compliance: Required within the next 25 hours time-in-service after the effective date of this AD, unless already accomplished.

To prevent main cabin door failure and separation of the door in flight, which could result in occupant decompression injuries, ejection of the occupant from the airplane, or loss of control of the airplane, accomplish the following:

  (a) Incorporate whichever of the following Jetstream Aircraft Limited advance amendment bulletins (AAB) that applies into the appropriate sections of the applicable airplane flight manual (AFM):

Model AFM AAB Jetstream 3101 HP.4.10 8 Jetstream 3201 HP.4.16 5

These AAB's specify procedures for certain preflight main cabin door checks, and correction of any problem found.

  (b) Special flight permits may be issued in accordance with FAR 21.197 and 21.199 to operate airplanes to a location where the requirements of this AD can be accomplished.

  (c) An alternative method of compliance or adjustment of the compliance time that provides an equivalent level of safety may be approved by the Manager, Brussels Aircraft Certification Office, FAA, Europe, Africa, and Middle East Office, c/o American Embassy, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium. The request should be forwarded through an appropriate FAA Maintenance Inspector, who may add comments and then send it to the Manager, Brussels Aircraft Certification Office.

NOTE: Information concerning the existence of approved alternative methods of compliance with this AD, if any, may be obtained from the Brussels Aircraft Certification Office.

  (d) The documents referenced in this AD may be obtained from Jetstream Aircraft Limited, Manager Product Support, Prestwick Airport, Ayrshire, KA9 2RW Scotland; or Jetstream Aircraft Inc., Librarian, P.O. Box 16029, Dulles International Airport, Washington, DC, 20041-6029. This information may also be examined at the FAA, Central Region, Office of the Assistant Chief Counsel, Room 1558, 601 E. 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri, or at the Office of the Federal Register, 800 North Capitol Street, NW., suite 700, Washington, DC.

  (e) This amendment becomes effective on May 14, 1993.

## Affected data sheets (2) (OpenAirDocs)

The type certificate data sheets whose models the AD names.

- [TCDS A21EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A21EU): British Aerospace Regional Aircraft; names 1 of 3 models: Jetstream Series 3101
- [TCDS A56EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A56EU): British Aerospace Regional Aircraft; names 1 of 1 models: Jetstream 3201

## 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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