Boeing 737 Series Aeroplanes
Boeing 737 Series Aeroplanes
Boeing 737 Series Aeroplanes
| AD/B737/351 | Fwd and Aft Entry andService Doors Escape Slides | 2/2009 |
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| Applicability: | Model 737-600, -700, -700C, -800, and -900 series aircraft, as identified in Boeing Service Bulletin 737-25-1491, dated 23 April 2007, or later FAA approved revision. |
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| Requirement: | Action in accordance with the technical requirements of FAA AD 2008-24-08 Amdt 39-15748. |
| Compliance: | As specified in the Requirement document, with a revised effective date of12 February 2009. |
| This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 12 February 2009. | |
| Background: | The FAA received reports that certain escape slides did not automatically inflate when deployed or after the manual inflation cable was pulled. The actions required by this Directive are intended to prevent failure of an escape slide to inflate when deployed, which could result in the slide being unusable during an emergency evacuation. |
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David Punshon
Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority
11 December 2008