AD 2006-16-17

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Airworthiness Directives; Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) Model EMB-135BJ, -135ER, -135KE, -135KL, and -135LR Airplanes; and Model EMB-145, -145ER, -145MR, -145LR, -145XR, -145MP, and -145EP Airplanes

AD Number
2006-16-17
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2004-19676
FR Citation
71 FR 48463

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Embraer EMB-135 and -145 Airworthiness Directives; Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) Model EMB-135BJ, -135ER, -135KE, -135KL, and -135LR Airplanes; and Model EMB-145, -145ER, -145MR, -145LR, -145XR, -145MP, and -145EP Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Some screws that attach the passenger seat tracks were undertorqued, which in the case of a hard landing or a high deceleration impact condition could result in damage to the seat and possible subsequent injury to the passenger.

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Required Actions

Determine the torque values of the screws that attach the seat tracks to the airplane within 5,000 flight hours or 36 months after the effective date, whichever occurs first. For any screw with a torque value outside the specified limits, retorque the screw before further flight according to the Accomplishment Instructions of the applicable EMBRAER Service Bulletin.

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Compliance Time

Within 5,000 flight hours or 36 months after the effective date, whichever occurs first.

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Affected Aircraft

EMBRAER Model EMB-135BJ, -135ER, -135KE, -135KL, and -135LR airplanes; and Model EMB-145, -145ER, -145MR, -145LR, -145XR, -145MP, and -145EP airplanes, certificated in any category, as identified in EMBRAER Service Bulletin 145LEG-53-0015, Revision 02, or 145-53-0049, Revision 03.

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