AD 97-14-06

final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 Series Airplanes

AD Number
97-14-06
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
97-NM-94-AD
FR Citation
(Federal Register: July 03, 1997 (Volume 62, Number 128))

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft The Boeing Company 747-100 Series Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company 747-100B Series Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company 747-100B SUD Series Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company 747-200B Series Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company 747-200C Series Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company 747-200F Series Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company 747-300 Series Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company 747-400 Series Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company 747-400D Series Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company 747-400F Series Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 Series Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Fracturing of bulkhead style fuse pins located in the inboard strut at the forward end of the upper link due to fatigue, which could result in failure of the strut and separation of an engine from the airplane.

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Required Actions

Inspect for corrosion or cracks of certain fuse pins on the upper link of the inboard and outboard struts, replace if necessary. Reduce compliance times for actions associated with certain bulkhead fuse pins. Optional terminating action includes installing 15-5 corrosion resistant steel (third generation) fuse pins or accomplishing strut/wing modifications to eliminate need for further inspections or replacements.

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Compliance Time

Required as indicated, unless accomplished previously.

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Affected Aircraft

Boeing Model 747 and 747-400 series airplanes, line numbers 1 through 967 inclusive, and 969 through 992 inclusive; excluding airplanes with Pratt & Whitney PW4000 or GE CF6-80C2 series engines, and those with strut/wing modifications per specified ADs.

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