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83-02-02: Structural Components

FAA order 83-02-02 is an airworthiness directive in force since February 4, 1983. The FAA's subject line: Structural Components. It names Dehavilland DHC-6: about 115 aircraft on the U.S. register today, though an order usually covers particular versions or serial numbers rather than every one. System: airframe structure.

What it applies to as the FAA lists it

Kind of product
Aircraft
Makes
Viking Air Limited; Viking Air Limited; Viking Air Limited; Viking Air Limited; Viking Air Limited
Models
DHC-6-1, DHC-6-100, DHC-6-200, DHC-6-300
On this site
Dehavilland DHC-6 115 registered

Dates and paperwork

In force since
February 4, 1983
Docket
Unknown
Replaced by
2008-03-01
Status
Historical
The FAA's document
Read the order on the FAA's site

The order itself the regulatory text, as published

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83-02-02 DEHAVILLAND: Amendment 39-4553. Applies to DHC-6 Models 1, 100, 200, and 300 (all serial numbers) airplanes certificated in any category. COMPLIANCE: Required on or before May 1, 1983, unless already accomplished. To prevent catastrophic failure of the wing, wing carry through, and attaching structure, accomplish the following: a) Modify and replace the structural components listed in DeHavilland Structural Components Service Life Limits Manual PSM 1-6-11, Revision 2, approved by DOT Canada August 29, 1978 in accordance with the respective schedules listed therein. b) Airplanes may be flown in accordance with FAR 21.197 to a location where this AD may be accomplished. c) An equivalent method of compliance with this AD may be used when approved by the Manager, New York Aircraft Certification Office, Federal Aviation Administration, ANE- I70, 181 South Franklin Avenue, Room 202, Valley Stream, New York 11581. This amendment becomes effective on February 4, 1983.

Related safety bulletins advice on the same designs, not orders

1996-12-20ACE-96-14 ·
1996-12-20ACE-96-15 ·

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 7, 2026. Connections as data: /graph/directive/83-02-02.json · aircraft systems.