AD/B767/61 Amdt 2 - Thrust Reverser Control System (Cth)

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

Boeing 767 Series Aeroplanes

AD/B767/61 Amdt 2

Thrust Reverser Control System 6/96

Applicability: All Boeing 767 series aircraft equipped with General Electric CF6-80C2 series engines not incorporating Boeing Service Bulletin 767-78-0063.

Requirement: 1. Inspect and test the thrust reverser system in accordance with Boeing Service Bulletin 767-78-0047 Rev 2 or Rev 3.

If any of the inspections or tests specified in the Requirement of this Directive cannot be successfully performed or fail the acceptance criteria, either rectify the defect or de-activate the defective thrust reverser per the appropriate B767 maintenance procedures before further flight. Only one thrust reverser per aircraft may be de-activated at any one time.

Any thrust reverser that has been de-activated as a result of the requirements of this Directive is to be rectified; the inspections/tests specified in the applicable service bulletin successfully performed; and the thrust reverser re-activated within 10 days.

2. Install an additional locking device on the thrust reversers in accordance with Boeing Service Bulletin 767-78-0063 Rev 2 or Rev 3.

Incorporation of Boeing SB 767-78-0063 Rev 2 or Rev 3 provides terminating action for the inspections and tests mandated by Requirement 1 of this Directive.

Note. FAA AD 95-13-12 R1 refers and supersedes FAA AD 91-22-02.

Compliance: 1. Unless previously accomplished, prior to 15 August 1996 and thereafter at intervals not to exceed 3,000 flight hours since last inspection. Upon completion of the initial inspection special provisions apply to Para 111H of SB B767-78-0047 Rev 3 (see below).