AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE

CAA-AD-067/2001

Date of issue: July 20, 2001

AIRCRAFT - ELEVATOR TAB - NOT INSTALLATION

Applicability: All Model 737-600, -700, -700C, and -800 series airplanes, certificated in any category.

Effective date: September 06, 2001

Compliance: Required as indicated in FAA AD 2001-14-05.

Remarks: The compliance of this AD must be recorded in Aircraft Logbook, where applicable the requirements of this AD must be integrated into Aircraft Technical Documentation. Address inquiries concerning this AD to: Civil Aviation Authority, Airworthiness Division, Ruzyne Airport, 160 08 Prague 6, Czech Republic, tel: 420 2 33320922, fax: 420 2 20562270.

Ing. Pavel MATOUŠEK

Director of Airworthiness Division

CAA CZ

2001-14-05 Boeing: Amendment 39-12315. Docket 2001-NM-188-AD.

Applicability: All Model 737-600, -700, -700C, and -800 series airplanes, certificated in any category.

Compliance: Required as indicated, unless accomplished previously.

To prevent installation of repairs of the elevator tab that are outside allowable limits, which could result in excessive in-flight vibrations of the elevator tab, and consequent loss of controllability of the airplane, accomplish the following:

Elevator Tab Repairs

(a) As of the effective date of this AD, no person shall install on any airplane any elevator tab repairs that are NOT done in accordance with Boeing All Operator Message M-7200-01-00756, Revision 1, dated May 29, 2001.

Alternative Methods of Compliance

(b) An alternative method of compliance or adjustment of the compliance time that provides an acceptable level of safety may be used if approved by the Manager, Seattle Aircraft Certification Office (ACO), FAA. Operators shall submit their requests through an appropriate FAA Principal Maintenance Inspector, who may add comments and then send it to the Manager, Seattle ACO.

Note 1: Information concerning the existence of approved alternative methods of compliance with this AD, if any, may be obtained from the Seattle ACO.

Special Flight Permits

(c) Special flight permits may be issued in accordance with sections 21.197 and 21.199 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR 21.197 and 21.199) to operate the airplane to a location where the requirements of this AD can be accomplished.

Effective Date

(d) This amendment becomes effective on July 26, 2001.

Issued in Renton, Washington, on July 2, 2001.

Vi L. Lipski, Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.

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