AD/B737/185 Amdt 2 - Airframe Limit Cycle Oscillation (Cth)

AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE On the effective date specified below, and for the reasons set out in the background section, the CASA delegate whose signature appears below revokes Airworthiness Directive (AD) AD/B737/185 Amdt 1 and issues the following AD under subregulation 39.001(1) of CASR 1998. The AD requires that the action set out in the requirement section (being action that the delegate considers necessary to correct the unsafe condition) be taken in relation to the aircraft or aeronautical product mentioned in the applicability section: (a) in the circumstances mentioned in the requirement section; and (b) in accordance with the instructions set out in the requirement section; and (c) at the time mentioned in the compliance section.

Boeing 737 Series Aeroplanes AD/B737/185 Amdt 2 Airframe Limit Cycle Oscillation 5/2005

Applicability: All Model 737-600, -700, -700BBJ, -700C, and -800 series aircraft, with line numbers up to and including 1174.

Note 1: The FAA has approved an alternate method of compliance to the cleaning, modification, and AFM requirements of paragraphs (a) through (h) of FAA AD 2002- 08-20 for line numbers 1175 and subsequent (refer FAA Letter 120S-02-683). Requirement: Action in accordance with the technical requirements of FAA AD 2002-08-20 Amdt 39-12732.

The technical requirements of the Requirement document include revisions of the Limitations and Non-Normal Procedures sections of the Aircraft Flight Manual, and may be accomplished by inserting a copy of FAA AD 2002-08-20 into the specified Aircraft Flight Manual sections.

Note 2: Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 737-55A1084 and Service Letter 737-SL-12-017 refer. Compliance: As specified in the Requirement document, with a revised effective date of 5 June 2002.