The bulletin
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SPECIAL
AIRWORTHINESS
INFORMATION
BULLETIN
Aircraft Certification Service Washington, DC
U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration
CE-04-46 January 16, 2004 www.faa.gov - Search "SAIBs" This is information only. Recommendations aren’t mandatory.
Introduction
This Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin informs you, owners and operators of British Aerospace Regional Aircraft (BAE Systems) Jetstream 200, 3101, 3201, and HP137 MK1 series aircraft, that BAE Systems has issued a mandatory service bulletin (SB) 32-JA030340, issue 1, to inspection the radius rod spherical bearing on the main landing gear.
Background
Routine maintenance found a spherical bearing which had migrated part way out of the bearing housing (cylinder). This could have resulted in the collapse of the main landing gear. An investigation concluded that the bearing sleeve had not been swaged correctly when it was installed.
Recommendation
We highly recommend that you perform the inspection and possible correction as described in BAE Systems’ SB referenced above.
For Further Information, Contact
Mr. Taylor Martin, Aerospace Engineer, FAA Small Airplane Directorate, ACE 112, 901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, MO 64106; phone: (816) 329-4138; fax: (816) 329-4090; email:
taylor.martin@faa.gov
For copies of the service bulletin, contact BAE Systems, Prestwick International Airport, Ayrshire, KA9 2RW, Scotland; phone: +44 (0) 1292 479888; fax: +44 (0) 1292 479703.
Registered aircraft it may concern
Registry models matched by British Aerospace Regional Jetstream 200, 3101, 3201 and 1 more, the same way as ADs, with the most registered aircraft first.