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AD/B737/287 - Engine Strut Aft Fairing Cavities
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| AD/B737/287 | Engine Strut Aft Fairing Cavities | 6/2006 |
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| Applicability: | Model 737-600, -700, -700C, -800, and -900 series aircraft; as listed in Boeing Service Bulletin 737-54-1041 Revision 1, dated 1 December 2005, or later FAA approved revision. |
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| Requirement: | Action in accordance with the technical requirements of FAA AD 2006-07-04 Amdt 39-14531. |
| Compliance: | As specified in the Requirement document, with a revised effective date of8 June 2006. |
| This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 8 June 2006. | |
| Background: | The FAA received a report indicating that water had accumulated in the cavities of the engine strut aft fairings. Drain blockage by debris, when combined with leaking, flammable fluid lines passing through the engine strut aft fairing, could allow flammable fluids to build up in the cavity of the aft fairing; and consequently could be ignited by the engine exhaust nozzle. |
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Richard Castles
Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority
28 April 2006