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AD/B747/38 Amdt 4 - Body Station 1241 Bulkhead Splice

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Issued by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority, this AD requires operators of specified Boeing 747s (serial numbers listed in Boeing SB 747-53-2283 Rev 4) to inspect the body station 1241 splice strap and forging by visual, eddy‑current and ultrasonic methods, following the procedures and intervals in that Service Bulletin; operators must arrange the inspections. The Amendment adds inspections after cracks were found because undetected cracking could lead to loss of cabin pressure and structural failure. (Applicability; Requirement; Compliance; Background)

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AD/B747/38 Amdt 4 - Body Station 1241 Bulkhead Splice

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

SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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AD/B747/38

Amdt 4

Body Station 1241 Bulkhead Splice 6/95

Applicability: Boeing B747 aircraft Serial Number 1-675, 677- 678, 680-684, 686-689 in 18 groups as listed in Boeing Service Bulletin (SB) 747-53-2283, Revision 4.

Requirement: Inspect, visually, by eddy current and ultrasonically, the body station (BS) 1241 splice strap and forging in accordance with Boeing SB 747-53-2283, Revision 4.

Note: FAA AD 92-08-02 refers.

Compliance: Inspect at the thresholds & intervals specified in Boeing SB 747-53-2283, Rev 4. The effective date of changes introduced by this Amendment is 25 May 1995.

Background: Cracks have been found in the BS 1241 splice strap and forging, even on aircraft which have been modified to SB 747-53-2219 or the production equivalent.

Undetected cracking could lead to loss of cabin pressure and structural failure.

This Amendment references the latest FAA AD and Revision 4 of the actioning document, SB 747-53-2283, which requires additional inspections in response to the recommendations of the Ageing Fleet B747 Structures Working Group.

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