Boeing 737 Series Aeroplanes
Boeing 737 Series Aeroplanes
Boeing 737 Series Aeroplanes
| AD/B737/309 | Flightcrew Seat Locks and Seat Tracks - 2 | 11/2007 |
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| Applicability: | Boeing 737-300, -400, -500 series aircraft, variable numbers PS971 through PS978, PT187, and PT188, equipped with IPECO flightcrew seats. |
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| Requirement: | Inspect in accordance with the technical requirements of FAA AD 2007-18-03 Amdt 39-15183. |
| Compliance: | Within 90 days after 25 October 2007. If a defect is found in accordance with the technical requirements of FAA AD 2007-18-03 Amdt 39-15183, the defect must be rectified before further flight. |
| This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 25 October 2007. | |
| Background: | This Airworthiness Directive results from a report indicating that a captain's seat slid aft and jammed during taxi. The Airworthiness Directive is issued to prevent uncommanded movement of the flightcrew seats during acceleration and take-off of the aeroplane, which could result in reduced controllability of the aeroplane.This Airworthiness Directive is the same issue as covered by AD/B737/145 but covers different aircraft. |
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David Villiers
Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority
10 September 2007