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AD/B747/381 - Fwd and Aft Cargo Door Hinge Fasteners
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| AD/B747/381 | Fwd and Aft Cargo Door Hinge Fasteners | 9/2008 |
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| Applicability: | All Model 747-100, -100B, -100B SUD, -200B, -200C, -200F, -300, -400, -400D,-400F, 747SR, and 747SP series aircraft. |
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| Requirement: | Action in accordance with the technical requirements of FAA AD 2008-14-08 Amdt 39-15603.Note: Boeing Service Bulletin 747-52A2287 Revision 1, or later FAA approved revision, refers. |
| Compliance: | As specified in the Requirement document, with a revised effective date of28 August 2008. |
| This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 28 August 2008. | |
| Background: | The FAA received reports of broken and missing fasteners in the hinges of the forward and aft cargo doors in both the body hinge segments and the door hinge segments. Broken or missing fasteners in the hinge segments with a single fastener row, unless detected and corrected, could lead to opening of the cargo door during flight and result in rapid decompression of the aircraft. |
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David Villiers
Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority
14 July 2008