Boeing 767 Series Aeroplanes
Boeing 767 Series Aeroplanes
Boeing 767 Series Aeroplanes
| AD/B767/122 Amdt 1 | Off-Wing Escape Slide Compartment Door Latches and Disconnect Housings | 8/2006 |
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| Applicability: | Model 767-200 and -300 series aircraft, as listed in Boeing Service Bulletin767-25A0260 Revision 3, or later FAA approved revision; equipped with Goodrich off-wing ramp/slide having basic part numbers 101630-XXX, 101654-XXX,101655-XXX, or 101656-XXX, where X is a variable; excluding those aircraft that have been converted from a passenger to freighter configuration, and on which the off-wing escape system has been removed or deactivated. |
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| Requirement: | Inspect in accordance with the technical requirements of FAA AD 2000-11-19 R1 Amdt 39-14637. |
| Compliance: | As specified in the Requirement document, with a revised effective date of3 August 2006. |
| This Amendment becomes effective on 3 August 2006. | |
| Background: | The FAA received reports of worn and damaged door latches and disconnect housings in the off-wing escape slide compartments. Non-deployment of an escape slide during an emergency could slow down the evacuation of the aircraft and result in injury to passengers or flight crew.Amendment 1 is issued in response to a revision of the related FAA AD, which revises applicability by introducing a later revision of the referenced service bulletin which removes aircraft not subject to the identified unsafe condition. |
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David Villiers
Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority
19 June 2006