AD 88-14-07
Applicability
| Type | Manufacturer | Model | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | 737-100 Series | Airworthiness Directives; BOEING Model 737 Series Airplanes |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | 737-200 Series | Airworthiness Directives; BOEING Model 737 Series Airplanes |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | 737-200C Series | Airworthiness Directives; BOEING Model 737 Series Airplanes |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | 737-300 Series | Airworthiness Directives; BOEING Model 737 Series Airplanes |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | 737-400 Series | Airworthiness Directives; BOEING Model 737 Series Airplanes |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | 737-500 Series | Airworthiness Directives; BOEING Model 737 Series Airplanes |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | 737-600 Series | Airworthiness Directives; BOEING Model 737 Series Airplanes |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | 737-700 Series | Airworthiness Directives; BOEING Model 737 Series Airplanes |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | 737-800 Series | Airworthiness Directives; BOEING Model 737 Series Airplanes |
Unsafe Condition
Accumulation of combustible materials behind the airplane sidewall due to lack of a shroud enclosing the dispenser back in non-modular aft lavatories.
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Required Actions
Within 3 months after the effective date, inspect the area behind the towel and cup dispenser for a shroud. If no acceptable shroud exists, remove foreign material and repeat inspections every 3 months until a shroud is installed. Within 15 months after the effective date, install a shroud that prevents material from falling behind the sidewall.
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Compliance Time
Within 3 months after the effective date of this AD and within 15 months after the effective date of this amendment
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Affected Aircraft
Boeing Model 737 series airplanes, line numbers 001 through 1425, equipped with non-modular aft lavatories.
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Federal Register Abstract
Lavatory Towel & Cup Dispenser
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AD Final Rules - DRS_88-14-07.html Copy URL Print/Save as PDF Document Versions Feedback Details AD Number: 88-14-07 Document Type: AD Final Rules Docket Number: Unknown Subject Heading: Airworthiness Directives; BOEING Model 737 Series Airplanes Subject: Lavatory Towel & Cup Dispenser Status: Current Citation: This information is not available. Citation Publish Date: Effective Date: 08/11/1988 Make: The Boeing Company Model: 737-100 Series | 737-200 Series | 737-200C Series | 737-300 Series | 737-400 Series | 737-500 Series...Show more 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: 88-14-07 CITATION: This information is not available. PAGE NUMBER: DOCKET NUMBER: Unknown AMENDMENT: 39-5966 AD NUMBER: 88-14-07 SUBJECT HEADING: Airworthiness Directives; BOEING Model 737 Series Airplanes ACTION: SUMMARY: DATES: Effective August 11, 1988. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: REGULATORY TEXT: 88-14-07 BOEING: Amendment 39-5966. Applies to Model 737 series airplanes, line numbers 001 through 1425, equipped with non-modular aft lavatories, certificated in any category. Compliance required as indicated, unless previously accomplished. NOTE: "Non-modular" refers to lavatories which are not stand-alone components, and are assembled on the airplane. To prevent accumulation of combustible materials behind the airplane sidewall, accomplish the following: A. Within 3 months after the effective date of this AD, inspect the area behind the towel and cup dispenser for the presence of a shroud enclosing the dispenser back. 1. If the dispenser is equipped with a shroud which prevents material from falling behind the lavatory sidewall and is acceptable to the Manager, Seattle Aircraft Certification Office, or an FAA Principal Maintenance Inspector, no further action is required. 2. If an acceptable existing shroud has not been installed, inspect the area behind the towel and cup dispenser in the aft lavatories and remove all foreign material. Repeat this inspection at intervals not to exceed 3 months, until the requirements of paragraph B., below, are accomplished. B. Within 15 months after the effective date of this amendment, install a shroud behind the towel and cup dispenser in the aft lavatories, which encloses the dispenser back and prevents material from falling behind the sidewall, in a manner approved by the Manager, Seattle Aircraft Certification Office, FAA, Northwest Mountain Region, or an FAA Principal Maintenance Inspector. C. An alternate means of compliance or adjustment of the compliance time, which provides an acceptable level of safety, may be used when approved by the Manager, Seattle Aircraft Certification Office, FAA, Northwest Mountain Region. NOTE: The request should be forwarded through an FAA Principal Maintenance Inspector (PMI), who may add any comments and then send it to the Manager, Seattle Aircraft Certification Office. D. Special flight permits may be issued in accordance with FAR 21.197 and 21.199 to operate airplanes to a base in order to comply with the requirements of this AD. This amendment, 39-5966, becomes effective August 11, 1988. FOOTER:
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AD Final Rules - DRS_88-14-07.html Copy URL Print/Save as PDF Document Versions Feedback Details AD Number: 88-14-07 Document Type: AD Final Rules Docket Number: Unknown Subject Heading: Airworthiness Directives; BOEING Model 737 Series Airplanes Subject: Lavatory Towel & Cup Dispenser Status: Current Citation: This information is not available. Citation Publish Date: Effective Date: 08/11/1988 Make: The Boeing Company Model: 737-100 Series | 737-200 Series | 737-200C Series | 737-300 Series | 737-400 Series | 737-500 Series...Show more 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: 88-14-07 CITATION: This information is not available. PAGE NUMBER: DOCKET NUMBER: Unknown AMENDMENT: 39-5966 AD NUMBER: 88-14-07 SUBJECT HEADING: Airworthiness Directives; BOEING Model 737 Series Airplanes ACTION: SUMMARY: DATES: Effective August 11, 1988. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: REGULATORY TEXT: 88-14-07 BOEING: Amendment 39-5966. Applies to Model 737 series airplanes, line numbers 001 through 1425, equipped with non-modular aft lavatories, certificated in any category. Compliance required as indicated, unless previously accomplished. NOTE: "Non-modular" refers to lavatories which are not stand-alone components, and are assembled on the airplane. To prevent accumulation of combustible materials behind the airplane sidewall, accomplish the following: A. Within 3 months after the effective date of this AD, inspect the area behind the towel and cup dispenser for the presence of a shroud enclosing the dispenser back. 1. If the dispenser is equipped with a shroud which prevents material from falling behind the lavatory sidewall and is acceptable to the Manager, Seattle Aircraft Certification Office, or an FAA Principal Maintenance Inspector, no further action is required. 2. If an acceptable existing shroud has not been installed, inspect the area behind the towel and cup dispenser in the aft lavatories and remove all foreign material. Repeat this inspection at intervals not to exceed 3 months, until the requirements of paragraph B., below, are accomplished. B. Within 15 months after the effective date of this amendment, install a shroud behind the towel and cup dispenser in the aft lavatories, which encloses the dispenser back and prevents material from falling behind the sidewall, in a manner approved by the Manager, Seattle Aircraft Certification Office, FAA, Northwest Mountain Region, or an FAA Principal Maintenance Inspector. C. An alternate means of compliance or adjustment of the compliance time, which provides an acceptable level of safety, may be used when approved by the Manager, Seattle Aircraft Certification Office, FAA, Northwest Mountain Region. NOTE: The request should be forwarded through an FAA Principal Maintenance Inspector (PMI), who may add any comments and then send it to the Manager, Seattle Aircraft Certification Office. D. Special flight permits may be issued in accordance with FAR 21.197 and 21.199 to operate airplanes to a base in order to comply with the requirements of this AD. This amendment, 39-5966, becomes effective August 11, 1988. FOOTER:
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