AD/B767/254 Door Mounted Escape Slides and Slide Rafts (Cth)

AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE

For the reasons set out in the background section, the CASA delegate whose signature appears below issues the following Airworthiness Directive (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 767 Series Aeroplanes

AD/B767/254 Door Mounted Escape Slides and Slide Rafts 12/2009

Applicability:	Model 767-200 and -300 series aircraft, line numbers 1 through 793, and equipped with door-mounted escape slide systems; as identified in Boeing Service Bulletin 767-25A0266 Revision 3, or later FAA approved revision.
Requirement:	Action in accordance with the technical requirements of FAA AD 2009-20-02 Amdt 39-16025.
Compliance:	As specified in the Requirement document, with a revised effective date of 19 November 2009.
This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 19 November 2009.
Background:	The FAA AD related to this Directive requires certain actions which are intended to prevent the escape slides and slide rafts of the forward and mid-cabin entry and service doors from being too steep for evacuation; in the event that the aircraft rotates onto the aft fuselage into the extreme tip-back condition.  In the extreme tip-back condition, the forward and mid-cabin exits could result in steeper sliding angles, which could cause injury to passengers and crewmembers during an emergency evacuation.

David Villiers
Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority

30 September 2009