AD/B717/11 Amdt 1 Safe-Life Structure and Principal Structural Elements (Cth)
AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE
On the effective date specified below, and for the reasons set out in the background section, the CASA delegate whose signature appears below revokes Airworthiness Directive (AD) AD/B717/11 and issues the following AD under subregulation 39.001(1) of CASR 1998. The AD requires that the action set out in the requirement section (being action that the delegate considers necessary to correct the unsafe condition) be taken in relation to the aircraft or aeronautical product mentioned in the applicability section: (a) in the circumstances mentioned in the requirement section; and (b) in accordance with the instructions set out in the requirement section; and (c) at the time mentioned in the compliance section.
Boeing 717 Series Aeroplanes
| AD/B717/11 Amdt 1 | Safe-Life Structure and Principal Structural Elements | 8/2007 |
Applicability: | All Model 717-200 aircraft. |
Requirement: | Action in accordance with the technical requirements of FAA AD 2007-11-13 Amdt 39-15070. Note: Boeing Report No. MDC-96K9063 Revision 3; and Boeing 717-200 Airworthiness Limitations Instructions, Report MDC-96K9063 Revision 5, refer. |
Compliance: | As specified in the Requirement document, with a revised effective date of |
| This Amendment becomes effective on 2 August 2007. | |
Background: | The FAA requires a revision of the Airworthiness Limitations Section of the Instructions for Continued Airworthiness to incorporate new removal limits for certain components of the flap system and to reduce the interval of inspections for fatigue cracking of certain principal structural elements. Amendment 1 is issued in response to a new FAA AD, which was prompted by revised damage tolerance analysis and requires revising the Airworthiness Limitations Section (ALS) of the Instructions for Continued Airworthiness, to incorporate reduced initial inspection and repeat inspection intervals for certain principal structural elements. |
David Villiers
Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority
19 June 2007
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