SAIB CE-04-32

SPECIAL

AIRWORTHINESS

INFORMATION

BULLETIN

Aircraft Certification Service Washington, DC

U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration

No. CE-04-32 December 10, 2003 www.faa.gov - Search "SAIBs" This is information only. Recommendations aren’t mandatory.

Introduction

This Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin advises you, owners and operators of Alexandria Aircraft LLC (Eagle and Bellanca) DW-1 airplanes, of Eagle’s Service Letter (SL) 83-2 as an Alternative Method Of Compliance (AMOC) to Airworthiness Directive (AD) 82-22-03.

Background

AD 82-22-03 calls for the aft elevator push tube assembly (p/n 162000-16) to be replaced with a new zero service time aft elevator push tube assembly (p/n 162000-29) in accordance with Eagle Service Letter No. 82-6. The 162000-29 assembly must be replaced with another –29 assembly every 400 hours time in service thereafter. Since the issuance of the AD, Eagle developed Service Letter 83-2 that specifies that an aft elevator push tube assembly (p/n 162000-33) can be installed in place of the -16 assembly.

Recommendations

We highly recommend that you install the p/n 162000-33 aft elevator push tube assembly in accordance with SL 83-2 instead of p/n 162000-29 as directed in the original AD.

The FAA approved of Service Letter 83-2 on November 26, 2003 as an AMOC. Installing the -33 assembly constitutes a terminating action to AD 82-22-03. Compliance with SL 83-2 eliminates the requirements of SL 82-6, including the need to replace the aft elevator push tube assembly every 400 hours.

For Further Information, Contact

Steven J. Rosenfeld, Aerospace Engineer, FAA Central Region, Chicago Aircraft Certification Office, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, IL 60018; phone: (847) 294-7030; fax: (847) 294-7834; email:

steven.rosenfeld@faa.gov

For copies of the service letter, contact Alexandria Aircraft LLC, 2504 Aga Drive, Alexandria, MN 56308; phone: (320) 763-4088; fax: (320) 763-4095.