AD Amdt-39-10981

final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-100, -200, -300, -400, and -500 Series Airplanes

AD Number
Amdt-39-10981
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
engine
Docket
Docket No. 97-NM-238-AD
FR Citation
64 FR 1112

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Boeing 737-100 Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-100, -200, -300, -400, and -500 Series Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Damage to the horizontal stabilizer and engine flameout caused by ice formed from water drained inadvertently through a mispositioned selector valve during flight.

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Required Actions

Install a placard warning cabin crew not to put the selector valve for the forward lavatory water supply in the 'DRAIN' position during flight. Alternatively, install an isolation valve in the drain line downstream of the selector valve to terminate the placard requirement.

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Compliance Time

Before further flight

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Affected Aircraft

Boeing Model 737-100, -200, -300, -400, and -500 series airplanes.

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Retrieved: Apr 6, 2026

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