AD 2008-17-05

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

AD Number
2008-17-05
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2008-0642
FR Citation
73 FR 48294

Applicability

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

Unsafe Condition

An ignition source inside the fuel tank that could ignite fuel vapor and cause a fuel tank explosion and loss of the airplane.

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Required Actions

Replace the metallic tubes enclosing the vent and pilot valve wires in the left- and right-hand wing fuel tanks with new, improved, non-conductive hoses, in accordance with the Accomplishment Instructions of the specified service bulletins.

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Compliance Time

Within 5,000 flight hours or 48 months after the effective date of this AD, whichever occurs first.

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Affected Aircraft

All EMBRAER Model EMB-135ER, -135KE, -135KL, -135LR, -135BJ, -145, -145ER, -145MR, -145LR, -145XR, -145MP, and -145EP airplanes, certificated in any category.

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