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AD/B737/80 Amdt 1 - Wing Leading Edge Panel

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Operators of Boeing 737-300/400/500 aeroplanes within the listed line numbers must modify the leading edge slat and internal structure at front spar station 250.663 exactly per Boeing Service Bulletin 737-57-1221, completed by 21 April 1996. The AD was issued to stop a fuel-leak path into the turbine exhaust area; operators (or their maintenance organisations) bear parts, labour and downtime costs, with the Civil Aviation Safety Authority enforcing compliance.

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AD/B737/80 Amdt 1 - Wing Leading Edge Panel

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 - 105 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY

SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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Boeing 737 Series Aeroplanes

AD/B737/80

Amdt 1

Wing Leading Edge Panel 4/95

Applicability: Model 737-300, -400, and -500 series aircraft, with line numbers 1001 through 1976,

1978 through 2197, and 2199.

Requirement: Modify the leading edge slat and internal structure at Front Spar Station 250.663 in accordance with Boeing Service Bulletin 737-57-1221.

Note: FAA AD 94-06-11 Amdt 39-8858 and AD 94-26-13 Amdt 39-9108 refer.

Compliance: Unless already accomplished, prior to 21 April 1996.

Background: Reports were received of fuel leakage from the fuel line at front spar station 250.663, which then flowed through a drain hole in a slat access panel and into the turbine exhaust area.

Amendment 1 is issued in response to a new FAA AD which expands the applicability to include additional affected aircraft.

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