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Rudder Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2004-14-14
We have received confirmation from the FAA that aircraft that have previously been inspected inaccordance with Section 5-40-03 (dated January 31, 2003) of the structural inspection program (structural“B”) meet the requirements of paragraph (a).We are discussing an adjustment to the AD compliance time of 50 hours with the FAA. It seems that theFAA, Civil Aviation Administration of Israel (CAAI), and Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) weren’t in agreementas far as the compliance times were concerned. Unfortunately, your local Flight Standards District Office(FSDO) is not authorized to grant an extension to the 50-hour limit. That must be done through the FAA inSeattle using the Alternate Means of Compliance (AMOC) procedure. Contact Dan Rodina at 425-227-2125.He is the FAA person whose name is at the bottom of the AD.