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 issues the following Airworthiness Directive (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 747 Series Aeroplanes
AD/B747/297 Shoulder Restraint Harness Attachment 13/2003
Applicability: Model 747-100B, -200B, -200C, -200F, -300, -400, -400D, 747SR, and 747SP
aircraft; as listed in Boeing Service Bulletin 747-25-3244 Revision 4.
Requirement: Inspect in accordance with the technical requirements of FAA AD 2003-20-08 Amdt 39-13326.
Note: Boeing Service Bulletin 747-25-3244 Revision 4, dated 26 June 2003 refers.
Compliance: As specified in the Requirement document, with a revised effective date of 25 December 2003.
This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 25 December 2003.
Background: The FAA received reports that the shoulder restraint harness of the attendant or observer seat detached from the mounting bracket during service on two Model 737- 300 series aircraft. In the reported incidents, the restraint harness was attached the mounting bracket with a C-clip.
David Villiers
Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority 12 November 2003
The above AD is notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 3 December 2003.
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