AD/F100/45 - Cargo Compartment Marking (Cth)

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation 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 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.

Fokker F100 (F28 Mk 100) Series Aeroplanes

AD/F100/45 Cargo Compartment Marking 8/2001

Applicability: Model F.28 Mk 100, serial numbers 11244, 11250 through 11257, 11262, 11266, 11267, 11287, 11288, 11292, 11294, 11298, 11299, 11302, 11309, 11317, and 11319.

Requirement: Install new cargo loading placards near the cargo compartment doors and paint the red line and warning legends on the cargo compartment side panels in accordance with Part 2 of the Accomplishment Instructions of Fokker Service Bulletin F100-11- 022, dated 1 September 2000.

Note: RLD AD 2001-039 refers.

Compliance: Before 1 May 2002, unless already accomplished.

This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 9 August 2001.

Background: During the recent certification for class D cargo compartments, it was found that to guarantee correct and effective operation of the smoke detection and suppression system, a free space is required to exist between the cargo compartment ceiling and the cargo itself. Only a limited number of Fokker 100 aircraft have been delivered with a class C cargo compartment installed, including the required cargo smoke detection and fire suppression systems, but no markings to indicate the required free space.