# SAIB NE-06-38: - Type: Special airworthiness information bulletin (advisory, not mandatory) - Status: Current - Revision: 0 - Issued: April 7, 2006 - Products: Aerospatiale ATR42-200, ATR42-300, ATR42-320, ATR42-500, ATR72-101, ATR72-102, ATR72-201, ATR72-202, ATR72-211, ATR72-212 and ATR72-212A - Product type: Aircraft, Large Airplane - PDF: https://openairdocs.org/files/sha256/21/12/2112b7d8643390a899c1dfdbd594eb8d21c2a253f1a2026710227334f2087e47 - FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/8C07F47BDFF87F5E8625721F0052EAF5.0001 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/saib/NE-06-38 ## Text **SPECIAL AIRWORTHINESS** **INFORMATION BULLETIN** Aircraft Certification Service Washington, DC U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration NE-06-38 April 7, 2006 http://www.faa.gov/aircraft/safety/alerts/SAIB This is information only. Recommendations aren’t mandatory. Introduction This Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin advises you, owners and operators of Aerospatiale (Aeritalia and Societe Nationale Industrielle Aerospatiale) Model ATR42-200, -300, -320, -500 and ATR72-101, -102, -201, -202, -211, -212, -212A series airplanes incorporating FAA Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) numbers ST01310NY or ST01280NY, of reports from the aircraft Flight Data Recorder (FDR) of higher-than-expected levels of incorrect aileron surface position data. In addition, the FDR from an aircraft involved in an accident recorded invalid data on the left aileron surface position. Delta Engineering is in the process of redesigning the sensors. Background While Delta Engineering is redesigning the sensors, they have issued Service Alert No. 120105-01A, dated March 1, 2006, to mitigate the risk of invalid FDR parameters. They reduced the inspection interval from twelve (12) months to six (6) months in the Instructions for Continued Airworthiness document, numbers 0701-04680-2009 and 0701-04812-2030. We have determined that an Airworthiness Directive (AD) isn’t warranted. Recommendations • We strongly recommend that you review Delta Engineering’s Service Alert 120105-01A, dated March 1, 2006. • We also recommend that you follow the Instructions for Continued Airworthiness, document numbers 0701-04680-2009, Revision E, dated June 24, 2004 for STC ST01280NY and 0701-04812-2030, Revision E, dated July 25, 2005 for STC ST01310NY, which reduce the inspection interval from 12 months to 6 months. For Further Information Contact Ram Rambrich, Aerospace Engineer, FAA NYACO, ANE-172, 1600 Stewart Ave, Suite 410, Westbury, N.Y. 11590; phone: (516) 228- 7307; fax: (516) 794-5531; email: balram.rambrich@faa.gov For Service Information Contact Delta Engineering, 13 DRBA Way, New Castle, DE 19720; phone: (302) 325-9320; fax: (302) 325-9420. ## Registered aircraft it may concern (OpenAirDocs) Registry models matched by make and model, the same way as ADs, most registered aircraft first. - [Atr-Gie Avions De Trnsp Rgnl ATR 72-212A](https://openairdocs.org/model/atr-gie-avions-de-trnsp-rgnl-atr-72-212a): 14 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Aerospatiale/Aeritalia ATR 42-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-aeritalia-atr-42-300): 12 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Aerospatiale ATR 72-212](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-atr-72-212): 9 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Atr-Gie Avions De Trnsp Region ATR42-500](https://openairdocs.org/model/atr-gie-avions-de-trnsp-region-atr42-500): 6 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Aerospatiale/Aeritalia ATR 42-320](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-aeritalia-atr-42-320): 4 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Aerospatiale/Alenia ATR-72-212](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-alenia-atr-72-212): 3 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [ATR ATR72-212A](https://openairdocs.org/model/atr-atr72-212a): 3 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Aerospatiale/Alenia ATR 42-320](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-alenia-atr-42-320): 2 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Aerospatiale/Atr ATR 72 202](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-atr-atr-72-202): 2 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Aerospatiale/Aeritalia ATR72-212](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-aeritalia-atr72-212): 1 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Aerospatiale/Alenia ATR42-500](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-alenia-atr42-500): 1 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Atr-Gie Avions De Transport ATR-42-320](https://openairdocs.org/model/atr-gie-avions-de-transport-atr-42-320): 1 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Atr-Gie Avions De Trnsp Rgnl ATR 42-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/atr-gie-avions-de-trnsp-rgnl-atr-42-300): 1 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Eads/Alenia ATR ATR 42-500](https://openairdocs.org/model/eads-alenia-atr-atr-42-500): 1 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Aerospatiale ATR 42-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-atr-42-200): 0 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Aerospatiale ATR 72-101](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-atr-72-101): 0 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Aerospatiale ATR 72-212A](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-atr-72-212a): 0 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Aerospatiale ATR-72-201](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-atr-72-201): 0 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Aerospatiale ATR42-500](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-atr42-500): 0 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Aerospatiale/Aeritalia ATR 42-500](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-aeritalia-atr-42-500): 0 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Aerospatiale/Alenia ATR 72-212A](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-alenia-atr-72-212a): 0 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Aerospatiale/Alenia ATR-42/300](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-alenia-atr-42-300): 0 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [ATR - Gie Avions De Trnspt Reg ATR72-212](https://openairdocs.org/model/atr-gie-avions-de-trnspt-reg-atr72-212): 0 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Atr-Gie Avions De Transport ATR 72-202](https://openairdocs.org/model/atr-gie-avions-de-transport-atr-72-202): 0 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Atr-Gie Avions De Transport ATR-72-201](https://openairdocs.org/model/atr-gie-avions-de-transport-atr-72-201): 0 registered aircraft (airframe model) --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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