AD 90-09-11
Applicability
| Type | Manufacturer | Model | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | 737-300 Series | Airworthiness Directives; BOEING Model 737-300 and -400 Series Airplanes |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | 737-400 Series | Airworthiness Directives; BOEING Model 737-300 and -400 Series Airplanes |
Unsafe Condition
Evacuation slides may fail to automatically inflate when needed due to a design deficiency in the frangible link mechanism.
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Required Actions
Install a frangible link in accordance with Air Cruisers Service Bulletin 103-25-17. Alternate means of compliance or adjusted compliance time may be approved by the FAA. Special flight permits may be issued under FAR 21.197 and 21.199.
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Compliance Time
within 3 years after the effective date of this AD
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Affected Aircraft
BOEING Model 737-300 and -400 Series airplanes equipped with Air Cruisers Company forward door evacuation slides identified in paragraph 1A of Service Bulletin 103-25-17
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Federal Register Abstract
Evacuation Slides
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AD Final Rules - DRS_90-09-11.html Copy URL Print/Save as PDF Document Versions Feedback Details AD Number: 90-09-11 Document Type: AD Final Rules Docket Number: 90-NM-05-AD Subject Heading: Airworthiness Directives; BOEING Model 737-300 and -400 Series Airplanes Subject: Evacuation Slides Status: Current Citation: This information is not available. Citation Publish Date: Effective Date: 06/04/1990 Make: The Boeing Company Model: 737-300 Series | 737-400 Series Product Type: Aircraft Product Subtype: Large Airplane Affected AD: Superseded AD: Affected By: Superseded By: Service/Office: Office of Primary Responsibility: CFR Part Reference: Part 39 Comments: AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES FINAL RULES: 90-09-11 CITATION: This information is not available. PAGE NUMBER: DOCKET NUMBER: 90-NM-05-AD AMENDMENT: 39-6588 AD NUMBER: 90-09-11 SUBJECT HEADING: Airworthiness Directives; BOEING Model 737-300 and -400 Series Airplanes ACTION: SUMMARY: DATES: Effective June 4, 1990. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: REGULATORY TEXT: 90-09-11 BOEING: Amendment 39-6588. Docket No. 90-NM-05-AD. Applicability: Model 737-300 and -400 series airplanes, equipped with Air Cruisers Company forward door evacuation slides identified in paragraph 1A of Air Cruisers Service Bulletin 103-25-17, dated November 10, 1989, certificated in any category. Compliance: Required within 3 years after the effective date of this AD, unless previously accomplished. To assure that forward door evacuation slides will automatically inflate when needed, accomplish the following: A. Modify affected slides by installing a frangible link in accordance with Air Cruisers Service Bulletin 103-25-17, dated November 10, 1989. B. 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 will either concur or comment, and then send it to the Manager, Seattle Aircraft Certification Office. C. 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. All persons affected by this directive who have not already received the appropriate service documents from the manufacturer may obtain copies upon request to Air Cruisers Company, P.O. Box 180, Belmar, New Jersey, 07719-0180. These documents may be examined at the FAA, Northwest Mountain Region, Transport Airplane Directorate, 17900 Pacific Highway South, Seattle, Washington, or Seattle Aircraft Certification Office, 9010 East Marginal Way South, Seattle, Washington. This amendment (39-6588, AD 90-09-11) becomes effective on June 4, 1990. FOOTER:
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AD Final Rules - DRS_90-09-11.html Copy URL Print/Save as PDF Document Versions Feedback Details AD Number: 90-09-11 Document Type: AD Final Rules Docket Number: 90-NM-05-AD Subject Heading: Airworthiness Directives; BOEING Model 737-300 and -400 Series Airplanes Subject: Evacuation Slides Status: Current Citation: This information is not available. Citation Publish Date: Effective Date: 06/04/1990 Make: The Boeing Company Model: 737-300 Series | 737-400 Series 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: 90-09-11 CITATION: This information is not available. PAGE NUMBER: DOCKET NUMBER: 90-NM-05-AD AMENDMENT: 39-6588 AD NUMBER: 90-09-11 SUBJECT HEADING: Airworthiness Directives; BOEING Model 737-300 and -400 Series Airplanes ACTION: SUMMARY: DATES: Effective June 4, 1990. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: REGULATORY TEXT: 90-09-11 BOEING: Amendment 39-6588. Docket No. 90-NM-05-AD. Applicability: Model 737-300 and -400 series airplanes, equipped with Air Cruisers Company forward door evacuation slides identified in paragraph 1A of Air Cruisers Service Bulletin 103-25-17, dated November 10, 1989, certificated in any category. Compliance: Required within 3 years after the effective date of this AD, unless previously accomplished. To assure that forward door evacuation slides will automatically inflate when needed, accomplish the following: A. Modify affected slides by installing a frangible link in accordance with Air Cruisers Service Bulletin 103-25-17, dated November 10, 1989. B. 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 will either concur or comment, and then send it to the Manager, Seattle Aircraft Certification Office. C. 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. All persons affected by this directive who have not already received the appropriate service documents from the manufacturer may obtain copies upon request to Air Cruisers Company, P.O. Box 180, Belmar, New Jersey, 07719-0180. These documents may be examined at the FAA, Northwest Mountain Region, Transport Airplane Directorate, 17900 Pacific Highway South, Seattle, Washington, or Seattle Aircraft Certification Office, 9010 East Marginal Way South, Seattle, Washington. This amendment (39-6588, AD 90-09-11) becomes effective on June 4, 1990. FOOTER:
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