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 767 Series Aeroplanes

AD/B767/187 Aft Pressure Bulkhead Insulation Blankets 10/2003

Applicability: Model 767-200 and -300 series aircraft, as listed in Boeing Service Bulletin 767- 25A0300 Revision 1, dated 2 May 2002.

Requirement: Modify the installation of the aft pressure bulkhead-to-floor insulation blankets in accordance with the Accomplishment Instructions of Boeing Service Bulletin 767- 25A0300 Revision 1.

Note: FAA AD 2003-13-03 Amdt 39-13203 refers.

Compliance: Before 31 July 2010.

This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 2 October 2003.

Background: The actions specified by this Directive are intended to prevent interference with venting during a rapid decompression in the bulk cargo compartment. Such interference could cause damage to the floor structure and damage to certain empennage control cables, which could result in reduced controllability of the aircraft.

David Villiers

Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority 1 August 2003

The above AD is notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 10 September 2003.

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