SERVICE BULLETIN No. SB A32-12

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Aeroprakt Ltd Address: 24, Polyova str., 03056 Kyiv, Ukraine E-mail: air@prakt.kiev.ua, aeroprakt.kiev@gmail.com phone: +38 044 496 77 21, fax: +38 044 496 77 31 AEROPRAKT SERVICE BULLETIN No. SB A32-12 AMMENDMENT TO PILOT OPERATING HANDBOOK OF A32 AND A32L AIRPLANES Repeating symbols: Please, pay attention to the following symbols throughout this document marking important information.  WARNING: Identifies an instruction, which if not followed may cause serious injury or even death.  CAUTION: Denotes an instruction, which if not followed, may cause severe damage.  NOTE: Information useful for better handling. Release date: 30.11.2021 Effective date: 30.11.2021 Completion date: Superseded notice: none Model: A32 and A32L Serial number(s) affected: All A32 aircraft up to and including #206 and all A32L aircraft up to and including #025 Page 1 of 2 AEROPRAKT SERVICE BULLETIN No. SB A32-12 Address: 24, Polyova str., 03056 Kyiv, Ukraine E-mail: air@prakt.kiev.ua, aeroprakt.kiev@gmail.com phone: +38 044 496 77 21, fax: +38 044 496 77 31 Page 2 of 2 1) Planning information 1.1) Aircraft affected All A32 aircraft up to and including #206 and all A32L aircraft up to and including #025. 1.2) Reason Introduction of changes into recommendations to braking to avoid resonance of the main landing gear leg vibrations. In the result of hard braking on hard surface runways the main landing gear legs produce resonating vibrations which may cause fatigue cracks on the rear web of the transverse beam of the main landing gear attachment. 1.3) Subject For all A32 and A32L aircraft, sections 4.12 Normal landing, 4.13 Short/soft field landing of the Pilot Operating Handbook (POH). 1.4) Compliance Included in the POH of A32 aircraft with serial No. over 206, and A32L aircraft with serial No. over 25. 1.5) Approval The technical content of this Information Bulletin has been approved by Aeroprakt. 1.6) Manpower Estimated man-hours: 10 minutes. 1.7) Mass data Mass change – none. 1.8) Revision of other documents None 1.9) Spare parts None 2) Spare parts information None 3) Accomplishment / Instructions 3.1) In the Flight and Maintenance Manual of A32 and A32L aircraft, sections 4.12 Normal landing, 4.13 Short/soft field landing replace the sentence: Avoid braking at a high speed or nose wheel up! with the following one: Avoid resonant vibrations of the main landing gear legs while braking!