AD 2000-24-16

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Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model MD-11 Series Airplanes

AD Number
2000-24-16
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. 2000-NM-37-AD
FR Citation
65 FR 75623

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft McDonnell Douglas MD-11 Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model MD-11 Series Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Defective braze joints of certain latch assemblies of the one phase remote control circuit breaker (RCCB) could fail and prevent the RCCB from tripping during an overload condition, which could result in a fire and smoke in certain wire bundles that are routed to and from the main avionics compartment or center accessory compartment.

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Required Actions

Within 6 months after the effective date, perform a one-time general visual inspection of the RCCB in the main avionics compartment and center accessory compartment to determine its part number and serial number. If the RCCB has a part number listed in Table 2 of the Accomplishment Instructions of the service bulletin and the corresponding serial number is identified in that table, replace the RCCB with a RCCB having the same part number but a serial number that is NOT identified in Table 2, before further flight.

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Compliance Time

Within 6 months after the effective date

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Affected Aircraft

McDonnell Douglas Model MD-11 series airplanes, as listed in Boeing Alert Service Bulletin MD11-24A144, dated May 2, 2000; certificated in any category.

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