AD 2001-13-15

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Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 757 Series Airplanes Equipped with Rolls Royce Engines

AD Number
2001-13-15
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
engine
Docket
Docket No. 98-NM-271-AD
FR Citation
66 FR 35077

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Boeing 757 Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 757 Series Airplanes Equipped with Rolls Royce Engines

Unsafe Condition

Wire chafing of the left and right engine fuel shutoff valve wire bundles at Power Plant Station 278 on each engine strut, caused by fatigue failure of wire support brackets, which could result in ignition of fuel vapors in a flammable leakage zone or inability to stop fuel flow in the event of an engine fire.

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Required Actions

Inspect the left and right engine fuel shutoff valve wire bundles at Power Plant Station 278 on each engine strut for chafing, and repair if necessary. Replace three wire support brackets with improved wire support brackets.

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Compliance Time

Within 12 months of the effective date (August 7, 2001).

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Affected Aircraft

Boeing Model 757 series airplanes equipped with Rolls Royce engines.

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