AD 2000-15-16

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Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737, 757, 767, and 777 Series Airplanes

AD Number
2000-15-16
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. 98-NM-355-AD
FR Citation
65 FR 48364

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Boeing 737 Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737, 757, 767, and 777 Series Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Stress corrosion cracking of the crimped copper alloy ferrules used to secure loops on the lanyard ends of oxygen masks, which could lead to failure of the supplemental oxygen system to deliver oxygen during decompression.

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Required Actions

Conduct a one-time general visual inspection to determine the vendor and manufacturing date of all oxygen masks in the passenger cabin. Replace the lanyard if the mask was manufactured by Puritan-Bennett between May 1986 and July 1998. If the manufacturing date cannot be determined or the manufacturer is not Puritan-Bennett, replace the lanyard if the mask was manufactured between May 1986 and July 1998.

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Compliance Time

Within 5 years of the effective date

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Affected Aircraft

Boeing Model 737, 757, 767, and 777 series airplanes

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Retrieved: Apr 6, 2026

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