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AD/B747/234 - Aft Pressure Bulkhead

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This Airworthiness Directive requires operators of Boeing Model 747 aircraft listed in Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 747-53A2425 to perform initial and recurring inspections of the aft pressure bulkhead in line with FAA AD 2000-12-19, after reports of fatigue cracking. It took effect 2 November 2000. Operators must follow the AD’s technical instructions and timing (Requirement; Compliance), so operators pay inspection and repair costs and face regulatory enforcement under the CASA delegate’s authority (subreg 39.1(1); Applicability; Background).

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AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE

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For the reasons set out in the background section, the CASA delegate whose signature appears below issues the following Airworthiness Directive (AD) under subregulation 39.1 (1) of CAR 1998. The AD requires that the action set out in the requirement section (being action that the delegate considers necessary to correct the unsafe condition) be taken in relation to the aircraft or aeronautical product mentioned in the applicability section: (a) in the circumstances mentioned in the requirement section; and (b) in accordance with the instructions set out in the requirement section; and (c) at the time mentioned in the compliance section.

AD/B747/234 Aft Pressure Bulkhead 11/200

AD/B747/234 Aft Pressure Bulkhead 11/2000

Applicability: Model 747 series aircraft, as listed in Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 747-53A2425. Requirement: Inspect in accordance with the technical requirements of FAA AD 2000-12-19 Amdt

39-11797.

Compliance: As specified in the Requirement document for the initial and repetitive inspection requirements, with a revised effective date of 2 November 2000.

This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 2 November 2000.

Background: The FAA received a report of fatigue cracking found in the upper half of the aft pressure bulkhead.

Signature of David Villiers, Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority.

David Alan Villiers

Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority 13 September 2000

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The above AD is notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 4 October 2000.

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AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE

AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE

For the reasons set out in the background section, the CASA delegate whose signature appears below issues the following Airworthiness Directive (AD) under subregulation 39.1 (1) of CAR 1998. The AD requires that the action set out in the requirement section (being action that the delegate considers necessary to correct the unsafe condition) be taken in relation to the aircraft or aeronautical product mentioned in the applicability section: (a) in the circumstances mentioned in the requirement section; and (b) in accordance with the instructions set out in the requirement section; and (c) at the time mentioned in the compliance section.

AD/B747/234 Aft Pressure Bulkhead 11/200 AD/B747/234 Aft Pressure Bulkhead 11/2000

AD/B747/234 Aft Pressure Bulkhead 11/2000

Applicability: Model 747 series aircraft, as listed in Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 747-53A2425. Requirement: Inspect in accordance with the technical requirements of FAA AD 2000-12-19 Amdt

39-11797.

Compliance: As specified in the Requirement document for the initial and repetitive inspection requirements, with a revised effective date of 2 November 2000.

This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 2 November 2000.

Background: The FAA received a report of fatigue cracking found in the upper half of the aft pressure bulkhead.

David Alan Villiers

Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority 13 September 2000

The above AD is notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 4 October 2000.