AD 2012-12-15
Applicability
| Type | Manufacturer | Model | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| aircraft | Boeing | Company | Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes |
| aircraft | Aviat | Various | Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes |
Unsafe Condition
Potential for ignition sources inside fuel tanks caused by latent failures, alterations, repairs, or maintenance actions, which, in combination with flammable fuel vapors, could result in a fuel tank explosion and consequent loss of the airplane.
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Required Actions
Revise the Airworthiness Limitations (AWLs) section of the Instructions for Continued Airworthiness by incorporating new limitations for fuel tank systems to satisfy Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 88 requirements. Perform the initial inspection of certain repetitive AWL inspections to phase-in those inspections, and repair if necessary. Accomplish a certain initial inspection for a revised AWL.
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Compliance Time
Before further flight
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Affected Aircraft
The Boeing Company Model 757 Airplanes
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