COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998), PART 39 - 105 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY
SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES
AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE
For the reasons set out in the background section, the CASA delegate whose signature appears below revokes Airworthiness Directive (AD) AD/B737/164 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/B737/164
Amdt 1
Elevator Tab Repair 13/2003
Applicability: All Model 737-600, -700, -700C, and -800 series aircraft.
Requirement: Installation of repairs on any elevator tab shall be accomplished in accordance with Boeing All Operator Message M-7200-01-00756 Revision 1, dated 29 May 2001
Note 1: FAA AD 2001-14-05 Amdt 39-12315 refers.
Compliance: As of 15 August 2001. Compliance with AD/B737/210 (FAA AD 2003-03-22) constitutes terminating action for the requirements of this Directive.
The compliance time remains unchanged by this issue. This Amendment becomes effective on 25 December 2003.
Background: The FAA is prohibiting repair of the elevator tab using previously approved repair procedures. This action prevents installation of repairs that are outside allowable limits, which can adversely affect the weight and centre of gravity of the elevator tab and result in excessive in-flight vibrations; and consequent loss of controllability of the aircraft.
Amendment 1 is issued to introduce terminating action for the requirements of this Directive.
The original issue of this Airworthiness Directive became effective on 15 August 2001.
David Villiers
Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority 13 November 2003
The above AD is notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 3 December 2003.
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