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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

Amendment 39-837; AD 69-19-03



DOWTY ROTOL Models (c) R.130/4-20-4/12E and (c) R.148/4-20-4/21E Propellers
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AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT





DATES: Effective October 6, 1969.







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69-19-03 DOWTY ROTOL: Amdt. 39-837. Applies to Dowty Rotol Propellers Type Nos. (c) R.130/4-20-4/12E and (c) R.148/4-20-4/21E installed on British Aircraft Corporation (Vickers) Viscount 744 and 745D airplanes.

Compliance required as indicated, unless already accomplished.

(a) For Type No. (c) R.130/4-20-4/12E propellers installed on Model 745D, Viscount airplanes and for Type No. (c) R.148/4-20-4/21E propellers installed on Model 744 Viscount airplanes, accomplish the following:

(1) For propellers having hubs with 15,000 or more hours' time in service on the effective date of this AD, accomplish the inspection required by paragraph (3) of this section within the next 400 hours' time in service after the effective date of this AD, or before 3,000 hours' time in service since the last inspection, whichever occurs later. Thereafter, repeat this inspection at intervals not to exceed 3,000 hours' time in service from the last inspection.

(2) For propellers having hubs with less than 15,000 hours' time in service on the effective date of this AD, accomplish the inspection required by paragraph (3) of this section before 3,000 hours' time in service has accumulated since the last inspection, or before the accumulation of a total of 15,400 hours' time in service, whichever occurs later. Thereafter, repeat this inspection at intervals not to exceed 3,000 hours' time in service from the last inspection.

(3) Inspect the hub arm threads including binocular inspection and crack testing in accordance with Dowty Rotol Limited Service Bulletin No. 61-608, Revision 1, dated June 1968, or later ARB-approved issue, or an FAA-approved equivalent method. If cracked threads are detected during any inspection, before further flight, replace the propeller hub with a serviceable part of the same part number.

(b) For Hub and Driving Center Assembly P/Nos. RA.48546, RA.59601, and RA.59602 installed on propellers having serial numbers listed in paragraph (c) accomplish the following:

(1) Remove from service all hub and driving center assemblies having 20,000 or more hours' time in service on the effective date of this AD within the next 400 hours' time in service after the effective date of this AD.

(2) Remove from service all hub and driving center assemblies having less than 20,000 hours' time in service on the effective date of this AD, within the next 400 hours' time in service after the effective date of this AD, or upon the accumulation of a total of 20,000 hours time in service, whichever occurs later.

(c) Propeller Serial Numbers
DRG.12/6199241993819956899749102071
DRG.13/6199244993869957399752 102073
DRG.15/6199266993889957599754 102148
57499267993959957799759 102149
573399268993969957899766 102152
5726599269993979957999771 102166
5726899270993999958099772 102167
9833899272994039958799784 102168
9918099275994059959499791 102170
9918699276994079959699800 102184
9918799278994099959799804 102257
99190992819941099600100024 102259
99191992839941199603100025 102349
99198992849941399606100040 102489
99207993239941799609101579
99211993309942799613101584
99217993379942999614101586
99218993399943499615101804
99220993419943799617101929
99221993529944099620101985
99222993539944399621101986
99224993689946899741101987
99231993699947299742102041
99235993759954699743102046
99239993779955799745102052

(d) For hub and driving center assembly having P/Nos. listed in paragraph (e), accomplish the following:

(1) Remove from service all hub and driving center assemblies having 30,000 or more hours' time in service on the effective date of this AD, within the next 400 hours' time in service after the effective date of this AD.

(2) Remove from service all hub and driving assemblies having less than 30,000 hours' time in service on the effective date of this AD within the next 400 hours' time in service after the effective date of this AD, or upon the accumulation of a total of 30,000 hours' time in service, whichever occurs later.

(e) Hub and Driving Center Assembly Part Numbers
RA41744RA47436
RA44761RA47436/2
RA44761/1RA47436/4
RA44761/2RA47592
RA44761/3RA48546
RA44761/4RA49557
RA44761/5RA56345
RA45155RA58184
RA45155/1RA59601
RA45155/2RA59602

This amendment becomes effective October 6, 1969.


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