Boeing 737 Series Aeroplanes
Boeing 737 Series Aeroplanes
| AD/B737/325 | Supplemental Structural Inspection Program - 2 | 6/2008 |
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| Applicability: | All Model 737-200C series aircraft. |
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| Requirement: | Action in accordance with the technical requirements of FAA AD 2008-08-23 Amdt 39-15477.Accomplishing the actions required by paragraph (g) of FAA AD 2008-08-23 and the initial inspections required by paragraph (h), ends the requirements of AD 98-11-04 R1 (AD/B737/12 Amdt 1), for Model 737-200C aircraft only. |
| Compliance: | As specified in the Requirement document. |
| This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 5 June 2008. | |
| Background: | This Directive requires revising the FAA-approved maintenance inspection program to include inspections that will give no less than the required damage tolerance rating for each structural significant item (SSI), doing repetitive inspections to detect cracks of all SSIs, and repairing cracked structure. This Directive results from a report of incidents involving fatigue cracking in transport category aircraft that are approaching or have exceeded their design service objective. |
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David Villiers
Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority
23 April 2008