AD 97-03-04

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Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 727 and 737 Series Airplanes

AD Number
97-03-04
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
95-NM-106-AD
FR Citation
(Federal Register: February 03, 1997 (Volume 62, Number 22))

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft The Boeing Company 727-100 Series Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 727 and 737 Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company 727-100C Series Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 727 and 737 Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company 727-200 Series Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 727 and 737 Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company 727-200F Series Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 727 and 737 Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company 727 Series Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 727 and 737 Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company 727C Series Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 727 and 737 Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company 737-100 Series Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 727 and 737 Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company 737-200 Series Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 727 and 737 Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company 737-200C Series Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 727 and 737 Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company 737-300 Series Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 727 and 737 Series Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

The fuel cap assembly, due to its design, became loose and allowed fuel to enter the deactivated auxiliary fuel tanks on in-service airplanes.

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Required Actions

Replace the fuel cap assembly with part number AN929L24 on the inlet fitting at the inside top of the auxiliary fuel tank(s). Replace the INOP placards with new placards, following the applicable Boeing Alert Service Bulletin.

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Compliance Time

Within 6 months after the effective date of this AD

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Affected Aircraft

Boeing Model 727 and 737 series airplanes listed in Boeing Alert Service Bulletins 727-28A0062 (Rev.5) and 737-28A1032 (Rev.2), equipped with deactivated Boeing-designed forward and/or aft auxiliary fuel tanks.

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