AD 98-20-37

final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; BOEING Model 747-100, -200, and -300 Series Airplanes

AD Number
98-20-37
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
97-NM-85-AD
FR Citation
(Federal Register: October 01, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 190))

Applicability

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

Unsafe Condition

Internal failure of passenger entertainment and service system switches located in the cabin attendant's panel at doors 1 and 3 right could result in short circuiting and subsequent fire and smoke aboard the airplane.

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Required Actions

Replace certain passenger entertainment and service system switches in the cabin attendant's panels at doors 1 and 3 right with improved switches. Install a ground clamp, reterminate wires in connectors, and perform a continuity test on the panel after modification.

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Compliance Time

14 months

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Affected Aircraft

Boeing Model 747-100, -200, and -300 series airplanes with cabin attendant's panels installed at doors 1 and 3 right.

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