AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE For the reasons set out in the background section, the CASA delegate whose signature appears below issues the following Airworthiness Directive (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/B737/244 Engine Strut Seal 7/2005 Applicability: Model 737-600, -700, and -800 series aircraft, as identified in Boeing Special Attention Service Bulletin 737-54-1040 Revision 1, dated 14 August 2003, or later FAA approved revision. Requirement: Action in accordance with the technical requirements of FAA AD 2005-08-10 Amdt 39-14062. Note: Boeing Special Attention Service Bulletins 737-54-1040 original issue, 737-54-1040 Revision 1, or later FAA approved revision, refer. Compliance: As specified in the Requirement document, with a revised effective date of 7 July 2005. This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 7 July 2005. Background: The FAA received a report that an injection seal in the engine strut area may not have been properly completed or installed during production. This condition could allow leaking flammable fluid onto a hot engine exhaust nozzle or into the engine core fire zone, and a consequent uncontrolled fire. David Villiers Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority 25 May 2005