AD Amdt-39-10914

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Airworthiness Directives; First Technology Fire and Safety Ltd. Toilet Compartment Fire Extinguishers

AD Number
Amdt-39-10914
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. 98-ANE-29-AD
FR Citation
63 FR 65701

Unsafe Condition

Leakage at the fire extinguisher's eutectic tip, resulting from a design change, could lead to fire extinguisher failure and an uncontained fire in the toilet compartment, potentially causing damage to the aircraft.

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Required Actions

Inspect fire extinguishers for leakage within 3 months after the effective date. Replace leaking extinguishers with serviceable parts in accordance with First Technology Fire and Safety Ltd. Service Bulletin No. 26-110, Revision 1, dated January 1998.

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Compliance Time

Within 3 months after the effective date of January 29, 1999.

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Affected Aircraft

First Technology Fire and Safety Ltd. toilet compartment fire extinguishers, identified by serial and model number in Service Bulletin No. 26-110, Revision 1, dated January 1998, installed on Airbus A320, A330, A340; British Aerospace Bae 146, Bombardier CL-600-2B19 (CRJ), Dornier 328, Embraer EMB 145, and all Fokker Series aircraft.

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