AD/B767/196 - Canted Pressure Deck Drainage (Cth)

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

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 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 767 Series Aeroplanes

AD/B767/196 Canted Pressure Deck Drainage 8/2004

Applicability: All Model 767 series aircraft.

Requirement: Action in accordance with the technical requirements of FAA AD 2003-19-09 Amdt 39-13312.

Note: Boeing Service Bulletins 767-51A0023 and 767-51A0024 refer.

Compliance: As specified in the Requirement document, with a revised effective date of 5 August 2004.

This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 5 August 2004.

Background: The FAA requires repetitive inspections and tests of the drainage system of the canted pressure deck located in the main landing gear wheel wells, and corrective actions if necessary. This is necessary to prevent ice accumulation on the lateral flight control cables, which could restrict or jam control cable movement.

David Villiers Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority 21 June 2004

The above AD is notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 14 July 2004.