AD 2001-11-07

Recurring final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737, 757, and 767 Series Airplanes

AD Number
2001-11-07
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
engine
Docket
Docket No. 98-NM-298-AD
FR Citation
66 FR 31135

Applicability

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

Unsafe Condition

Intermittent limit-switch problems have caused motor-operated hydraulic shutoff valves to fail, potentially leading to hydraulic fluid leakage to the engine fire zone, reduced ability to retract the landing gear, loss of backup electrical power, or other combinations of failures.

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Required Actions

Inspect motor-operated hydraulic shutoff valves in sensitive applications for malfunctions through repetitive operational checks. Replace malfunctioning valves with new ones if necessary. Eventually replace certain existing valves with new, improved valves to terminate repetitive inspections.

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Compliance Time

Within 50 flight hours after the effective date of the AD.

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Affected Aircraft

Boeing Model 737, 757, and 767 series airplanes with specific motor-operated hydraulic shutoff valves in sensitive applications, as listed in the referenced service bulletins.

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