AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE
CAA-AD-3-066/98
Date of issue: September 07 1998
Effective date: September 14, 1998
GSAC
AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE
released by DIRECTION GENERALE DE L'AVIATION CIVILE
Inspection and/or modifications described below are mandatory. No person may operate a product to which this
Airworthiness Directive applies except in accordance with the requirements of this Airworthiness Directive.
Translation of `Consigne de Navigabilité' ref. : 98-176(AB) R1
In case of any difficulty, reference should be made to the French original issue.
BABIES CRADLES
Installation of cradles on vertical partitions
1. AFFECTED EQUIPMENTS
Baby cradle or bassinets to be installed on aircraft cabin vertical partition during flight, except during take off and landing. This Airworthiness directive applies to any in service cradle attached to partition by 2 points - 3 fixations points cradles are not affected by this Airworthiness Directive.
2. REASONS
It has been found that certain baby cradles, in case of flight in severe turbulence, with negative acceleration factor may fold upwards, along the partition. In this case, the baby may be injured.
3. ACTIONS
1. Before October 5, 1998, on all aircraft verify the good sustaining of affected the cradles by installing them as for normal operation on a vertical partition (or on a representative mount), and then by applying with the hand an upwards effort [effort magnitude roughly maximum 5 deca Newton (10 Ibs)] on the side of the cradle opposite to the partition.
If the cradle folds up along the partition, it must be removed from the aircraft before further flight.
2. Cradles which were found to fail the test must be modified before further flight, by embodiment of an approved modification.
Cradles which pass the test will be stamped with a mark referring to this Airworthiness Directive.
3. After October 5,1998, use of not verified cradle, as spares, is no more allowed.
Note: After modification cradle, while protecting a 10 kilograms baby, should withstand, without folding along the partition an upwards acceleration as indicated in the affected aircrft manufacturer cabin specification. It must withstand by all means a minimum of 3g (see JAR 25-561 change 14).
This Revision 1 replaces the AD 98-176(AB) dated April 22, 1998.
Effective dates:
Originale AD: May 2, 1998
Revision 1: August 22, 1998
Address inquiries concerning this AD to: Ing. Toman, Civil Aviation Authority, Airworthiness Division, Ruzyne Airport, 160 08 Prague 6, Czech Republic, tel.: 420 2 2011/2711, fax: 420 2 364112