Boeing 727 Series Aeroplanes
Boeing 727 Series Aeroplanes
Boeing 727 Series Aeroplanes
| AD/B727/151 Amdt 1 | Engine Forward Support Fitting | 13/2005 |
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| Applicability: | All Model 727 series aircraft. |
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| Requirement: | Action in accordance with the technical requirements of FAA AD 2005-19-24Amdt 39-14289.Note: Boeing Service Bulletins 727-54A0010 Revision 4, and Revision 6 including Appendix A, or later FAA approved revisions, refer. |
| Compliance: | As specified in the Requirement document, with a revised effective date of22 December 2005. |
| This Amendment becomes effective on 22 December 2005. | |
| Background: | The FAA received reports of fatigue cracks in the forward support fitting at the number 1 and number 3 engine positions. The actions required by this Directive are intended to prevent the failure of the support fitting and consequent separation of the engine from the aircraft.Amendment 1 is issued in response to a new FAA AD, which expands the area to be inspected, requires accomplishment of the previously optional (and subsequently revised) modification which terminates certain repetitive inspections, and adds repetitive post-modification inspections to detect cracking of the fastener holes. |
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David Villiers
Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority
7 November 2005