COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 - 105 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY
SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES
Boeing 747 Series Aeroplanes
AD/B747/210 Aileron Cable System 9/99
Applicability: Model 747 series aircraft, as listed in Boeing Service Bulletin 747-27-2367 Revision 1, dated December 17 1998.
Requirement: Inspect aileron cables and aileron cable markers in accordance with the technical requirements of FAA AD 99-11-15 Amdt 39-11186.
Note: Boeing Service Bulletins 747-27-2367 and 747-27-2367 Revision 1 refer.
Compliance: As specified in the Requirement Document with a revised effective date of 9 September 1999.
This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 9 September 1999.
Background: The FAA received a report of an aileron cable failure, due to improper installation onto the wrong groove of an aileron cable drum. The FAA AD issued as a result requires a one-time visual inspection to detect improperly installed or frayed aileron cables, and a one-time visual inspection to detect improper identification or location of the cable markers.