AD 59-24-03
final rule
Applicability
| Type | Manufacturer | Model | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| aircraft | Brown-Line Corporation | Safety Belts | Airworthiness Directives; BROWN-LINE CORPORATION SAFETY BELT: Applies to All Model WB-2002-2 Safety Belts |
| appliance | Brown-Line Corporation | Safety Belts | Airworthiness Directives; BROWN-LINE CORPORATION SAFETY BELT: Applies to All Model WB-2002-2 Safety Belts |
Unsafe Condition
The design of the WB-2002-2 safety belt buckle prevents the wearer from quickly and easily releasing the belt, failing to meet TSO-C22 requirements for emergency egress.
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Required Actions
Replace all Model WB-2002-2 Safety Belts with acceptable safety belts within 25 hours of service time or next periodic inspection, whichever comes first.
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Compliance Time
within the next 25 hours of service time or the next periodic inspection whichever occurs first
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Affected Aircraft
Brown-Line Corporation Model WB-2002-2 Safety Belts, all serial numbers.
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Federal Register Abstract
Safety Belts
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AD Final Rules - DRS_59-24-03.html Copy URL Print/Save as PDF Document Versions Feedback Details AD Number: 59-24-03 Document Type: AD Final Rules Docket Number: Unknown Subject Heading: Airworthiness Directives; BROWN-LINE CORPORATION SAFETY BELT: Applies to All Model WB-2002-2 Safet...Show more Subject: Safety Belts Status: Current Citation: This information is not available. Citation Publish Date: Effective Date: Make: Brown-Line Corporation Model: Safety Belts Product Type: Appliance Product Subtype: Affected AD: Superseded AD: Affected By: Superseded By: Service/Office: Office of Primary Responsibility: CFR Part Reference: Part 39 Comments: AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES FINAL RULES: 59-24-03 CITATION: This information is not available. PAGE NUMBER: DOCKET NUMBER: Unknown AMENDMENT: AD NUMBER: 59-24-03 SUBJECT HEADING: Airworthiness Directives; BROWN-LINE CORPORATION SAFETY BELT: Applies to All Model WB-2002-2 Safety Belts ACTION: SUMMARY: DATES: ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: REGULATORY TEXT: 59-24-03 BROWN-LINE CORPORATION SAFETY BELT: Applies to All Model WB-2002-2 Safety Belts. Investigation of two recent accidents involving aircraft in which the subject model safety belts were installed, disclosed that the wearer could not free himself from the belt, thereby preventing his escape from the aircraft. The design of this belt buckle is such that it will not enable the wearer to quickly and easily release the belt from the buckle. Thus this belt does not conform with Section 4.1.2 of TSO-C22 (See NOTE) and compliance is considered essential to safety in cases of fire or emergencies involving landings in water. Accordingly, since this model safety belt does not meet the necessary safety requirements, it is not acceptable for installation in civil aircraft. Furthermore, all belts of this model that are in service must be replaced with acceptable safety belts within the next 25 hours of service time or the next periodic inspection whichever occurs first. NOTE: Section 4.1.2 of TSO-C22 states in part: ". . . . shall include an easily operable quick release mechanism which will enable the wearer to release himself easily under a load simulating the wearer hanging in the belt". FOOTER:
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AD Final Rules - DRS_59-24-03.html Copy URL Print/Save as PDF Document Versions Feedback Details AD Number: 59-24-03 Document Type: AD Final Rules Docket Number: Unknown Subject Heading: Airworthiness Directives; BROWN-LINE CORPORATION SAFETY BELT: Applies to All Model WB-2002-2 Safet...Show more Subject: Safety Belts Status: Current Citation: This information is not available. Citation Publish Date: Effective Date: Make: Brown-Line Corporation Model: Safety Belts Product Type: Appliance Product Subtype: Affected AD: Superseded AD: Affected By: Superseded By: Service/Office: Office of Primary Responsibility: CFR Part Reference: Part 39 Comments: AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES FINAL RULES: 59-24-03 CITATION: This information is not available. PAGE NUMBER: DOCKET NUMBER: Unknown AMENDMENT: AD NUMBER: 59-24-03 SUBJECT HEADING: Airworthiness Directives; BROWN-LINE CORPORATION SAFETY BELT: Applies to All Model WB-2002-2 Safety Belts ACTION: SUMMARY: DATES: ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: REGULATORY TEXT: 59-24-03 BROWN-LINE CORPORATION SAFETY BELT: Applies to All Model WB-2002-2 Safety Belts. Investigation of two recent accidents involving aircraft in which the subject model safety belts were installed, disclosed that the wearer could not free himself from the belt, thereby preventing his escape from the aircraft. The design of this belt buckle is such that it will not enable the wearer to quickly and easily release the belt from the buckle. Thus this belt does not conform with Section 4.1.2 of TSO-C22 (See NOTE) and compliance is considered essential to safety in cases of fire or emergencies involving landings in water. Accordingly, since this model safety belt does not meet the necessary safety requirements, it is not acceptable for installation in civil aircraft. Furthermore, all belts of this model that are in service must be replaced with acceptable safety belts within the next 25 hours of service time or the next periodic inspection whichever occurs first. NOTE: Section 4.1.2 of TSO-C22 states in part: ". . . . shall include an easily operable quick release mechanism which will enable the wearer to release himself easily under a load simulating the wearer hanging in the belt". FOOTER:
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