AD 2013-05-03

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Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

AD Number
2013-05-03
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2008-0847
FR Citation
78 FR 17290

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Boeing Company Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Electrical current flowing through a motor-operated valve (MOV) actuator into a fuel tank, which could create a potential ignition source inside the fuel tank. This condition, 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

Inspect the part number of the MOV actuators of the main and center fuel tanks; replace MOV actuators with part number MA20A1001-1 with new MOV actuators; measure the electrical resistance of the bond from the adapter plate to the airplane structure, and perform corrective actions if necessary.

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Compliance Time

Before further flight

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Affected Aircraft

The Boeing Company Model 777-200, -200LR, -300, and -300ER series airplanes.

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