AD 2016-14-04

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Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

AD Number
2016-14-04
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2015-5808
FR Citation
81 FR 44499

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Boeing Company Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Water leakage from the potable water system due to improperly installed waterline couplings, and water leaking into the electronics equipment (EE) bays from above the floor in the main cabin, resulting in water on the equipment in the EE bays.

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Required Actions

Replace the potable waterline couplings above the forward and aft EE bays with new, improved couplings. Seal the main cabin floor areas above the aft EE bay, install drip shields and foam blocks, and reroute the wire bundles near the drip shields above the equipment in the aft EE bay.

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Compliance Time

Within 60 months of the effective date

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Affected Aircraft

The Boeing Company Model 787-8 airplanes

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