AD 2011-12-01

final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; Koito Industries, Ltd., Seats and Seating Systems Approved Under Technical Standard Order (TSO) TSO-C39b, TSO-C39c, or TSO-C127a

AD Number
2011-12-01
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2010-0857
FR Citation
76 FR 31803

Unsafe Condition

Seats and seating systems may not meet certain flammability, static strength, and dynamic strength criteria. Failure to meet static and dynamic strength criteria could result in injuries during emergency landing conditions, and failure to meet flammability criteria could result in an accelerated fire.

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Required Actions

Determine if affected seats and seating systems and their components are compliant with certain FAA regulations. Remove those seats, seating systems, and their components that are shown to be unsafe from the affected fleet.

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Compliance Time

Before further flight

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Affected Aircraft

Seats and seating systems approved under Technical Standard Order (TSO) TSO-C39b, TSO-C39c, or TSO-C127a, manufactured by Koito Industries, Ltd.

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