AD/B747/304 - Wing Rear Spar Upper Chord and Splice Fitting Structure
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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998), PART 39 - 105 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY
SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES
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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 CASR 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.
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Boeing 747 Series Aeroplanes
AD/B747/304 Wing Rear Spar Upper Chord and Splice Fitting
Structure
4/2004
Applicability: All Model 747-100, -100B, -100B SUD, -200B, -200F, -200C, -300, 747SR, and
747SP series aircraft.
Requirement: Action in accordance with the technical requirements of FAA AD 2004-03-09 Amdt 39-13453.
Note: Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 747-57A2314 Revision 1 refers.
Compliance: As specified in the Requirement document, with a revised effective date of 15 April 2004.
This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 15 April 2004.
Background: The manufacturer received reports of forty-three cracks found on eleven aircraft since 1989. This Directive requires repetitive inspections for discrepancies of the structure near and common to the upper chord and splice fittings of the rear spar of the wing.
An optional modification is provided which terminates the repetitive inspection requirement. Unless detected and corrected, cracking could result in loss of structural integrity of the aircraft and fuel leakage into the wheel well cavity.
Signature of David Villiers, Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority.
David Villiers
Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority 5 March 2004
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The above AD is notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 24 March 2004.
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