AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE
CAA-AD-072/2001
Date of issue:
August 10, 2001
AIRCRAFT - ESCAPE SLIDE - MODIFICATION/INSTALLATION
Applicability: The following airplanes, certificated in any
category:
|
Model |
As listed in |
Service bulletin date |
|
727-100 and 727-200 series.... |
Boeing Service Bulletin 727-25-0294. |
May 25, 2000. |
|
737-100, -200, -200C, -300, -400, and -500 series |
Boeing Service Bulletin 737-25-1405. |
May 25, 2000. |
|
737-600, -700, and -800 series |
Boeing Special Attention Service Bulletin
737-25-1403. |
May 4, 2000. |
|
737-600, -700, and -800 series |
Boeing Service Bulletin 737-25-1404. |
May 25, 2000. |
|
757-200 and -200CB series..... |
Boeing Service Bulletin 757-25-0217. |
May 25, 2000. |
|
757-300 series................ |
Boeing Service Bulletin 757-25-0218. |
May 25, 2000. |
Effective date: October 04, 2001
Compliance: Required as indicated in FAA AD 2001-14-20.
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
2001-15-01 Boeing: Amendment 39-12335. Docket 2000-NM-159-AD.
Applicability: The following airplanes, certificated in any
category:
|
Model |
As listed in |
Service bulletin date |
|
727-100 and 727-200 series.... |
Boeing Service Bulletin 727-25-0294. |
May 25, 2000. |
|
737-100, -200, -200C, -300, -400, and -500 series |
Boeing Service Bulletin 737-25-1405. |
May 25, 2000. |
|
737-600, -700, and -800 series |
Boeing Special Attention Service Bulletin
737-25-1403. |
May 4, 2000. |
|
737-600, -700, and -800 series |
Boeing Service Bulletin 737-25-1404. |
May 25, 2000. |
|
757-200 and -200CB series..... |
Boeing Service Bulletin 757-25-0217. |
May 25, 2000. |
|
757-300 series................ |
Boeing Service Bulletin 757-25-0218. |
May 25, 2000. |
Note 1: This AD applies to each airplane identified in the
preceding applicability provision, regardless of whether it has been modified,
altered, or repaired in the area subject to the requirements of this AD. For
airplanes that have been modified, altered, or repaired so that the performance
of the requirements of this AD is affected, the owner/operator must request approval
for an alternative method of compliance in accordance with paragraph (b) of
this AD. The request should include an assessment of the effect of the
modification, alteration, or repair on the unsafe condition addressed by this
AD; and, if the unsafe condition has not been eliminated, the request should
include specific proposed actions to address it.
Compliance: Required as indicated, unless accomplished
previously.
To prevent failure of an escape slide to deploy or
inflate correctly, which could result in the slide being unusable during an
emergency evacuation and consequent injury to passengers or airplane
crewmembers, accomplish the following:
Modification
(a) At the schedule specified in the following
table, do the actions in the ``Do these actions'' column, per the service
bulletin specified in the ``As listed in'' column:
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Table 1.--Required Actions |
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For model |
As listed in |
Dated |
Do these actions |
No later than |
|
727-100 and 727-200 series |
Boeing Service Bulletin 727-25-0294. |
May 25, 2000 |
Modify the escape slide latch assembly. |
36 months after the effective date of this AD. |
|
737-100, -200, -200C, -300, -400, and -500 series. |
Boeing Service Bulletin 737-25-1405. |
May 25, 2000 |
Modify the escape slide latch assembly. |
36 months after the effective date of this AD. |
|
737-600, -700, and -800 series |
Boeing Special Attention Service Bulletin 737-25-1403. |
May 4, 2000 |
Install a cover assembly on the trigger housing of
the inflation cylinder on the escape slides. |
18 months after the effective date of this AD. |
|
737-600, -700, and -800 series |
Boeing Service Bulletin 737-25-1404. |
May 25, 2000 |
Modify the escape slide latch assembly. |
18 months after the effective date of this AD. |
|
757-200 and -200CB series |
Boeing Service Bulletin 757-25-0217. |
May 25, 2000 |
Modify the escape slide latch assembly. |
36 months after the effective date of this AD. |
|
757-300 series |
Boeing Service Bulletin 757-25-0218. |
May 25, 2000 |
Modify the escape slide latch assembly. |
36 months after the effective date of this AD. |
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 2: 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.
Incorporation by Reference
(d) The actions shall be done in accordance with
Boeing Service Bulletin 727-25-0294, dated May 25, 2000; Boeing Special
Attention Service Bulletin 737-25-1403, dated May 4, 2000; Boeing Service
Bulletin 737-25-1404, dated May 25, 2000; Boeing Service Bulletin 737-25-1405,
dated May 25, 2000; Boeing Service Bulletin 757-25-0217, dated May 25, 2000;
and Boeing Service Bulletin 757-25-0218, dated May 25, 2000; as applicable.
This incorporation by reference was approved by the Director of the Federal
Register in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. Copies may be
obtained from Boeing Commercial Airplane Group, P.O. Box 3707, Seattle,
Washington
98124-2207. Copies may be inspected at the FAA,
Transport Airplane Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington; or
at the Office of the Federal Register, 800 North Capitol Street, NW., suite
700, Washington, DC.
Effective Date
(e) This amendment becomes effective on August 28,
2001.
Issued in Renton, Washington, on July 13, 2001.
Donald L. Riggin,
Acting Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate,
Aircraft Certification Service.
[FR Doc. 01-18137 Filed 7-23-01; 8:45 am]
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