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AD/B737/122 - Fuel Valve Actuator Replacement

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Requires operators of Boeing 737s fitted with J.C. Carter fuel‑valve actuators (P/N 40574‑2 or 40574‑5) to replace those actuators with acceptable items per the specified J.C. Carter service bulletins within 36 months. The action is prompted by reports that the subject actuators might stop pilots being able to shut off engine fuel after an engine failure or fire.

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AD/B737/122 - 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 737 Series Aeroplanes

AD/B737/122 Fuel Valve Actuator Replacement 13/98

Applicability: Model 737 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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