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2003-13-05: Engine Mount

FAA order 2003-13-05 is an airworthiness directive in force since August 11, 2003. The FAA's subject line: Engine Mount. It names Iniziative Industriali Italian SKY ARROW 650TCN: about 5 aircraft on the U.S. register today, though an order usually covers particular versions or serial numbers rather than every one. System: engine.

What it applies to as the FAA lists it

Kind of product: Aircraft
Makes: Iniziative Industriali Italiane S.p.A.
Models: Sky Arrow 650 TC, Sky Arrow 650 TCN
On this site: Iniziative Industriali Italian SKY ARROW 650TCN 5 registered

Dates and paperwork

In force since: August 11, 2003
Published: June 24, 2003 (signed June 17, 2003)
Docket: 2003-CE-10-AD
Status: Current
The FAA's document: Read the order on the FAA's site

The FAA's summary their words, unchanged

This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to all Iniziative Industriali Italiane S.p.A. (3I) Models Sky Arrow 650 TC and 650 TCN airplanes. This AD requires you to repetitively inspect the engine mount for cracks and modify or replace the engine mount if cracks are found. This AD is the result of mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by the airworthiness authority for Italy. The actions specified by this AD are intended to detect and correct cracks in the engine mount, which could result in failure of the engine mount. Such failure could lead to separation of the engine from the airplane.

The order itself the regulatory text, as published

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2003-13-05 Iniziative Industriali Italiane S.p.A.: Amendment 39-13205; Docket No. 2003-CE-10-AD. 

	(a) What airplanes are affected by this AD? This AD affects Models Sky Arrow 650 TC and 650 TCN airplanes, all serial numbers, that are certificated in any category. 

	(b) Who must comply with this AD? Anyone who wishes to operate any of the airplanes identified in paragraph (a) of this AD must comply with this AD. 

	(c) What problem does this AD address? The actions specified by this AD are intended to detect and correct cracks in the engine mount, which could result in failure of the engine mount. Such failure could lead to separation of the engine from the airplane. 

	(d) What actions must I accomplish to address this problem? To address this problem, you must accomplish the following: 


Actions
Compliance
Procedures
(1) Inspect the engine mount for cracks
Initially inspect within the next 50 hours time-in-service (TIS) after August 11, 2003 (the effective date ofthis AD). Repetitively inspect thereafter at intervals not to exceed 100 hours TIS until the modification or replacement specified in paragraph (d)(2) or (d)(3) of this AD is incorporated.
In accordance with the engine Iniziative Industriali Italiane S.p.A. 3i Service Bulletin SB-C No. 01/02, dated October 15, 2002.
(2) If cracks are found during any inspection required in paragraph (d)(1) of this AD and the cracks are 20 millimeters (mm) or less in size, modify the engine mount.
Prior to further flight after the inspection in which the cracks are found. Incorporating the manufacturer s modification kit terminates the repetitive inspection requirements of this AD.
In accordance with Iniziative Industriali Italiane S.p.A. 3i Service Bulletin SB-C No. 01/02, dated October 15, 2002.
(3) If cracks are found during the inspection required in paragraph (d)(1) of this AD and the cracks are more than 20 millimeters in length, the engine mount must be replaced with a new, already modifiedengine mount.
Prior to further flight after the inspection in which the cracks are found. Replacing the engine mount with a new, already modified engine mount terminates the repetitive inspection requirements of this AD.
In accordance with Iniziative Industriali Italiane S.p.A. 3i Service Bulletin SB-C No. 01/02, dated October 15, 2002.
(4) After any inspection required in paragraph (d)(1) of this AD, and no cracks are found, you may incorporate the modification or install a new, already modified engine mount as referenced in paragraph (d)(2) and (d)(3) of this AD. This modification terminates the repetitive inspection requirements of this AD.
N/A
In accordance with Iniziative Industriali Italiane S.p.A. 3i Bulletin SB-C No. 01/02, dated October 15, 2002.
(5) Do not install any engine mount unless it has been modified as specified in paragraph (d)(2) of this AD.
As of August 11, 2003 (the effective date of this AD).
Not applicable.

	(e) Can I comply with this AD in any other way? To use an alternative method of compliance or adjust the compliance time, use the procedures in 14 CFR 39.19. Send these requests to the Manager, Standards Office, Small Airplane Directorate. For information on any already approved alternative methods of compliance, contact Doug Rudolph, Aerospace Engineer, FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; telephone: (816) 329-4059; facsimile: (816) 329-4090. 

	(f) Are any service bulletins incorporated into this AD by reference? Actions required by this AD must be done in accordance with Iniziative Industriali Italiane S.p.A. 3i Service Bulletin SB-C No. 01/02, dated October 15, 2002. The Director of the Federal Register approved this incorporation by reference under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. You may get copies from Iniziative Industriali Italiane S.p.A., Corso Trieste, n. 150, 00198 Rome, Italy; telephone: 06 84.15.821; facsimile: 06 855.71.62. You may view copies at the FAA, Central Region, Office of the Regional Counsel, 901 Locust, Room 506, Kansas City, Missouri, or at the Office of the Federal Register, 800 North Capitol Street, NW., Suite 700, Washington, DC. 

	Note: The subject of this AD is addressed in Italian AD Number 2002-590, dated November 29, 2002. 

	(g) When does this amendment become effective? This amendment becomes effective on August 11, 2003.

Source: FAA Dynamic Regulatory System, airworthiness directives. The FAA's document is the authority; the register counts are this site's, from the FAA register of October 21, 2026. Connections as data: /graph/directive/2003-13-05.json · aircraft systems.