AD 60-20-03

final rule
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LOCKHEED Model 188 Series Aircraft

AD Number
60-20-03
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Unknown
FR Citation
This information is not available.

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Lockheed Martin Corporation 188A LOCKHEED Model 188 Series Aircraft
aircraft Lockheed Martin Corporation 188C LOCKHEED Model 188 Series Aircraft

Unsafe Condition

Insufficient resistance to flammability of components of the AC Bus Transfer and Distribution Box has resulted in a fire. Temperatures within the AC Bus Transfer and Distribution Box and within the main electrical service center higher than that for which some of the equipment in these locations is designed contributes to over-temperature of the equipment.

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Required Actions

Replace black vinyl covered flexible bus assemblies with MIL-W-7139 wire jumpers within the AC Transfer and Distribution Box. Replace specified wires with MIL-W-7139 wire, apply fire retardant coating to specified boxes, replace terminal blocks with molded melamine ones, modify bus bars and terminals, route control wires separately, relocate circuit breaker, install forced air cooling systems including fans and ducting, and install a shield for hydraulic connectors.

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Compliance Time

within 1,000 hours' time in service after September 28, 1960

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Affected Aircraft

Lockheed Model 188 Series Aircraft Serial Numbers 1002, 1004 Through 1102, 1104 Through 1126, 2001 Through 2014

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