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AD/B737/242 Amdt 2 - Fuselage Skin, Doubler, Strap, and Frames Surrounding Cargo Doors
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| AD/B737/242 Amdt 2 | Fuselage Skin, Doubler, Strap, andFrames Surrounding Cargo Doors | 12/2007 |
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| Applicability: | All Model 737-100, -200, -200C, -300, -400, and -500 series aircraft. |
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| Requirement: | Action in accordance with the technical requirements of FAA AD 2005-07-19Amdt 39-14044.An FAA 8100-9 form that specifies the affected aircraft and the associated repeat inspection time is an acceptable means of compliance with paragraph (g) of FAA AD 2005-07-19.Note 1: Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 737-53A1228, or a later FAA approved revision, refers.Note 2: Accomplishment of the requirements of paragraph (f) of the Requirement document terminates the requirements of AD/B737/10 Amdt 2 (FAA AD 93-14-10). |
| Compliance: | As specified in the Requirement document, with a revised effective date of6 June 2005.The compliance time remains unchanged by this issue of the Directive. |
| This Amendment becomes effective on 22 November 2007. | |
| Background: | The FAA received reports of multiple fatigue cracks in the fuselage skin and bonded skin doubler, bearstrap, and doorway frames surrounding the forward and aft cargo doors. Such cracking, if undetected, could result in reduced structural integrity of the frames, possible loss of a cargo door, and consequent rapid decompression of the fuselage.Amendment 1 introduced Requirement Note 2. |
| Amendment 2 is issued to allow an Alternative Method of Compliance to paragraph (g) of FAA AD 2005-07-19. |
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David Villiers
Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority
9 October 2007