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AD/B727/154 - Fuel Valve Actuator Replacement

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This Airworthiness Directive orders operators of Boeing 727 aircraft fitted with J.C. Carter fuel valve actuators P/N 40574-2 or 40574-5 to replace those actuators with approved serviceable items within 36 months, following the cited J.C. Carter service bulletin. It responds to a reported actuator fault that could prevent shutting off engine fuel after a failure or fire.

Aircraft operators bear the cost and must follow the specified service bulletin; the Civil Aviation Safety Authority sets and enforces the compliance deadline.

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AD/B727/154 - Fuel Valve Actuator Replacement

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 - 105 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY

SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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Boeing 727 Series Aeroplanes

AD/B727/154 Fuel Valve Actuator Replacement 13/98

Applicability: Model 727 aircraft equipped with J. C. Carter Company Fuel Valve Actuators having part number (P/N) 40574-2 (Kearfott Models 3715-7 and -8) or 40574-5 (Kearfott

Model 3715-9).

Requirement: Replace all effected fuel valve actuators with acceptable items in accordance with the directions given in either J.C. Carter Company Service Bulletin 61163-28-09 dated 28 September 1995, or J. C. Carter Company Service Bulletin 61163-28-09 dated

1 May 1996.

Note: FAA AD 98-18-20 Amendment 39-10736 refers.

Compliance: Within 36 months of the effective date of this Directive.

This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 3 December 1998.

Background: Service experience has revealed a possible fault in the subject actuators which could prevent the pilot from shutting off the fuel to the engine following an engine failure and/or fire. This Directive has been raised to replace the effected components with serviceable items.

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