AD 2016-11-03

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Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

AD Number
2016-11-03
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2015-1273
FR Citation
81 FR 34867

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Boeing Company Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Reports of unreliable performance of the fuel scavenge system, which could lead to loss of capability to scavenge fuel in the center fuel tank, resulting in fuel exhaustion and subsequent power loss of all engines.

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Required Actions

Change the main fuel tank water scavenge system, center fuel tank fuel scavenge system, and certain electrical panels; perform related investigative actions; take corrective actions if necessary; and, for certain airplanes, change the fuel scavenge system to provide redundant control of the center override/jettison fuel pumps and main jettison fuel pumps.

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Compliance Time

Within 12 months of the effective date of the AD.

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Affected Aircraft

The Boeing Company Model 777 airplanes, as specified in the AD, with certain configurations or equipment installations.

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