AD/B747/255 - Passenger Entertainment System FAA STC SA8843SW (Cth)

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 - 105 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

Boeing 747 Series Aeroplanes

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 39.1 (1) of CAR 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.

AD/B747/255 Passenger Entertainment System FAA STC SA8843SW

9/2001

Applicability: Model 747-400 series aeroplanes modified by United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) SA8843SW.

Requirement: 1. Accomplish the following:

1. Modify the passenger entertainment system (PES) to install load shed relays and associated cable assemblies for the PES, in accordance with Raytheon Service Bulletin 747(400)VIP-24-1, dated 22 September 2000.

b. Revise the Non-Normal Procedures section of the Aircraft Flight Manual (AFM) to advise the flight crew on using the "UTILITY BUS ON/OFF" power switches to control power to the PES, in accordance with Raytheon Airplane Flight Manual Supplement 747-430, dated 17 October 2000.

2. PES may not be installed on any aeroplane in accordance with STC SA8843SW, unless it is modified and the AFM is revised in accordance with this Directive.