COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998), PART 39 - 105 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY
SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES
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/B737/142 and issues the following AD under subregulation 39.1 (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 737 Series Aeroplanes
AD/B737/142
Amdt 1
Forward Cargo Door Frame 10/2004
Applicability: All Model 737-100, -200, -200C, -300, -400, and -500 series aircraft.
Requirement: Inspect and modify in accordance with the technical requirements of FAA AD 2000- 07-06 Amdt 39-11660. Inspection, repair and modification in accordance with Boeing Service Bulletin 737-52A1100 Revision 4 is an acceptable alternative means of compliance with the requirements of paragraphs a), b), c) and d) of FAA AD 2000- 07-06.
Note: Boeing Service Bulletin 737-52-1100 Revision 2 refers.
Compliance: As specified in the Requirement document with a revised effective date of 30 September 2000.
This Amendment becomes effective on 30 September 2004.
Background: The FAA received reports of fatigue cracks that were detected in the lower corners of the door frame and cross beam of the forward cargo door. This Directive requires repetitive inspections until eventual modification of the outboard radius of the lower corners of the door frame and reinforcement of the cross beam.
Amendment 1 of this Airworthiness Directive is issued to approve an alternative means of compliance with this Airworthiness Directive.
The original issue of this Airworthiness Directive became effective on 15 June 2000.
David Villiers
Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority 17 August 2004
The above AD is notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 8 September 2004.
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