AD 97-08-08

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Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 777-200 Series Airplanes

AD Number
97-08-08
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
97-NM-60-AD
FR Citation
(Federal Register: April 22, 1997 (Volume 62, Number 77))

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft The Boeing Company 777-200 Series Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 777-200 Series Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Fatigue cracking in the bolts that attach the yoke of the forward mount of the engine to the fan case of the engine, which could lead to failure of these bolts and consequent separation of the engine from the wing.

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Required Actions

Conduct repetitive visual inspections of the yoke of the forward mounts of certain GE90 engines to detect damaged, missing, or failed attachment bolts or failed engine mount links, and eventually modify those engines by replacing the yoke with a redesigned one to meet damage tolerance standards.

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Compliance Time

The actions are required to be accomplished in accordance with the service bulletins described previously.

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Affected Aircraft

Boeing Model 777-200 series airplanes powered by General Electric GE90 engines with serial numbers 900-104, -105, -106, -108, -109, -110, or -111.

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