AD 76-01-07
Applicability
| Type | Manufacturer | Model | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| aircraft | Lockheed Martin Corporation | L-1011-385-1 | Lockheed-California Company Model L-1011-385 Series Airplanes |
| aircraft | Lockheed Martin Corporation | L-1011-385-1-14 | Lockheed-California Company Model L-1011-385 Series Airplanes |
| aircraft | Lockheed Martin Corporation | L-1011-385-1-15 | Lockheed-California Company Model L-1011-385 Series Airplanes |
| aircraft | Lockheed Martin Corporation | L-1011-385-3 | Lockheed-California Company Model L-1011-385 Series Airplanes |
Unsafe Condition
Slide raft evacuation system hard container release cable assembly failures due to unmodified cable assemblies and burrs/sharp edges on hard container latching parts.
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Required Actions
Inspect slide/raft systems for modified cable assemblies per specified service bulletins; replace unmodified cable assemblies with modified ones per service bulletins; inspect latching parts for burrs/sharp edges and replace/rework as needed; reidentify modified assemblies per service bulletins.
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Compliance Time
within the next 300 hours' time in service after effective date of this AD
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Affected Aircraft
Lockheed-California Company Model L-1011-385 series airplanes certificated in all categories
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Federal Register Abstract
Slide Raft Evacuation System
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AD Final Rules - DRS_76-01-07.html Copy URL Print/Save as PDF Document Versions Feedback Details AD Number: 76-01-07 Document Type: AD Final Rules Docket Number: Unknown Subject Heading: Lockheed-California Company Model L-1011-385 Series Airplanes Subject: Slide Raft Evacuation System Status: Current Citation: This information is not available. Citation Publish Date: Effective Date: 02/20/1976 Make: Lockheed Martin Corporation Model: L-1011-385-1 | L-1011-385-1-14 | L-1011-385-1-15 | L-1011-385-3 Product Type: Aircraft Product Subtype: Large Airplane Affected AD: Superseded AD: Affected By: Superseded By: Service/Office: Office of Primary Responsibility: CFR Part Reference: Part 39 Comments: AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES FINAL RULES: 76-01-07 CITATION: This information is not available. PAGE NUMBER: DOCKET NUMBER: Unknown AMENDMENT: 39-2491 AD NUMBER: 76-01-07 SUBJECT HEADING: Lockheed-California Company Model L-1011-385 Series Airplanes ACTION: SUMMARY: DATES: Effective February 20, 1976. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: REGULATORY TEXT: 76-01-07 LOCKHEED-CALIFORNIA COMPANY: Amendment 39-2491. Applies to Lockheed-California Company Model L-1011-385 series airplanes certificated in all categories. Compliance required within the next 300 hours' time in service after effective date of this AD, unless already accomplished: To prevent possible emergency evacuation system hard container release cable assembly failures, accomplish the following: (a) Inspect each slide, slide/raft evacuation system to determine if a modified cable assembly has been installed in accordance with Lockheed Alert Service Bulletin No. 093-25-A239, dated October 23, 1975, and Air Cruisers Company Service Bulletin 25-29, dated October 23, 1975, or later FAA-approved revisions or an FAA-approved equivalent modification approved by the Chief, Aircraft Engineering Division, FAA Western Region. Modified cable assemblies are identified by either blue or green paint on the parachute pin in the swaged area. (b) Replace all unmodified cable assemblies located during the inspections required by paragraph (a) with a modified cable assembly in accordance with Air Cruisers Company Service Bulletin 25-29, dated October 23, 1975, and Lockheed Alert Service Bulletin No. 093-25-A239, dated October 23, 1975, or later FAA-approved revisions, or equivalent modifications approved by the Chief, Aircraft Engineering Division, FAA Western Region. (c) Inspect each slide, slide/raft evacuation system hard container latching parts which interrelate with the hard container release cable parachute pins for burrs and/or sharp edges and replace or rework as necessary in accordance with Lockheed Alert Service Bulletin No. 093-25- A239, dated October 23, 1975, and Air Cruisers Company Service Bulletin No. 25-29, dated October 23, 1975, or later FAA-approved revisions or equivalent modifications approved by the Chief, Aircraft Engineering Division, FAA Western Region. (d) Reidentify slide, slide/raft evacuation assemblies having modified cable assemblies which have been installed as required by paragraph (b), in accordance with Lockheed Alert Service Bulletin No. 093-25-A239 dated October 23, 1975, or later FAA-approved revisions, or equivalent means of reidentification approved by the Chief, Aircraft Engineering Division, FAA Western Region. This paragraph supersedes the reidentification requirement of paragraph (e), AD 75-03- 07. This amendment becomes effective February 20, 1976. FOOTER:
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AD Final Rules - DRS_76-01-07.html Copy URL Print/Save as PDF Document Versions Feedback Details AD Number: 76-01-07 Document Type: AD Final Rules Docket Number: Unknown Subject Heading: Lockheed-California Company Model L-1011-385 Series Airplanes Subject: Slide Raft Evacuation System Status: Current Citation: This information is not available. Citation Publish Date: Effective Date: 02/20/1976 Make: Lockheed Martin Corporation Model: L-1011-385-1 | L-1011-385-1-14 | L-1011-385-1-15 | L-1011-385-3 Product Type: Aircraft Product Subtype: Large Airplane Affected AD: Superseded AD: Affected By: Superseded By: Service/Office: Office of Primary Responsibility: CFR Part Reference: Part 39 Comments: AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES FINAL RULES: 76-01-07 CITATION: This information is not available. PAGE NUMBER: DOCKET NUMBER: Unknown AMENDMENT: 39-2491 AD NUMBER: 76-01-07 SUBJECT HEADING: Lockheed-California Company Model L-1011-385 Series Airplanes ACTION: SUMMARY: DATES: Effective February 20, 1976. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: REGULATORY TEXT: 76-01-07 LOCKHEED-CALIFORNIA COMPANY: Amendment 39-2491. Applies to Lockheed-California Company Model L-1011-385 series airplanes certificated in all categories. Compliance required within the next 300 hours' time in service after effective date of this AD, unless already accomplished: To prevent possible emergency evacuation system hard container release cable assembly failures, accomplish the following: (a) Inspect each slide, slide/raft evacuation system to determine if a modified cable assembly has been installed in accordance with Lockheed Alert Service Bulletin No. 093-25-A239, dated October 23, 1975, and Air Cruisers Company Service Bulletin 25-29, dated October 23, 1975, or later FAA-approved revisions or an FAA-approved equivalent modification approved by the Chief, Aircraft Engineering Division, FAA Western Region. Modified cable assemblies are identified by either blue or green paint on the parachute pin in the swaged area. (b) Replace all unmodified cable assemblies located during the inspections required by paragraph (a) with a modified cable assembly in accordance with Air Cruisers Company Service Bulletin 25-29, dated October 23, 1975, and Lockheed Alert Service Bulletin No. 093-25-A239, dated October 23, 1975, or later FAA-approved revisions, or equivalent modifications approved by the Chief, Aircraft Engineering Division, FAA Western Region. (c) Inspect each slide, slide/raft evacuation system hard container latching parts which interrelate with the hard container release cable parachute pins for burrs and/or sharp edges and replace or rework as necessary in accordance with Lockheed Alert Service Bulletin No. 093-25- A239, dated October 23, 1975, and Air Cruisers Company Service Bulletin No. 25-29, dated October 23, 1975, or later FAA-approved revisions or equivalent modifications approved by the Chief, Aircraft Engineering Division, FAA Western Region. (d) Reidentify slide, slide/raft evacuation assemblies having modified cable assemblies which have been installed as required by paragraph (b), in accordance with Lockheed Alert Service Bulletin No. 093-25-A239 dated October 23, 1975, or later FAA-approved revisions, or equivalent means of reidentification approved by the Chief, Aircraft Engineering Division, FAA Western Region. This paragraph supersedes the reidentification requirement of paragraph (e), AD 75-03- 07. This amendment becomes effective February 20, 1976. FOOTER:
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