View Full Version : Urgent 737 AD following China Airlines fire
VBA Engineer
28th Aug 2007, 09:38
A 24 day compliance time would suggest that this is a serious concern.
http://www.casa.gov.au/airworth/airwd/ADfiles/over/B737/B737-307.pdf
Jabawocky
28th Aug 2007, 13:10
So as a novice in such matters, given the a/c is about 5 yrs old, what are the warranty implications here?
This is serious, and clearly a repeatable problem so are Boeing up for a new or heavily discounted a/c from this?
J
linedriva
28th Aug 2007, 20:38
Not a bad investigation time. 8 days to identify the cause of a fire and instigate an AD. I bet the insurance claim won't be quite as quick!
27/09
28th Aug 2007, 21:17
given the a/c is about 5 yrs old, what are the warranty implications here?
This is serious, and clearly a repeatable problem so are Boeing up for a new or heavily discounted a/c from this?
I would doubt any warranty issues here.
Probably more like maintainence issues instead. My guess incorrect procedures being followed during reassembly.
Jabawocky
28th Aug 2007, 22:15
linedriva Not a bad investigation time. 8 days to identify the cause of a fire and instigate an AD.
That was the thought underlying my post, and this must have been a known problem, I can't seem to download the pdf again, however I seem to recall a date well before the fire in Japan and a similar instance of a breach into the fuel tank.
27/09 is quite likely correct about poor maintenance......in which case where are they being worked on......:rolleyes: and given recent QF issues up north what does this tell you:uhoh:
J
VBA Engineer
29th Aug 2007, 08:24
Has now been tightend further to a 10 day compliance limit after other aircraft have been found with damage, including Australian registered.
Revised FAA Emergency AD here:
http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgAD.nsf/0/e5667c1bce9e11618625734500831c0d/$FILE/2007-18-52%20(Emergency).pdf
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727ace
31st Aug 2007, 06:11
believe vb aircraft in AAES hangar failed inspection !!!
HotDog
31st Aug 2007, 06:27
The Boeing inspection, subsequently made madatory within 24 days by FAA Emergency AD 2007-18-51 has now been escalated by Emergency AD 2007-18-52 to within 10 days and repeat every 3,000 flight cycles on the basis of initial inspection results.
Those initial inspections uncovered several other cases of detached hardware; in some cases on recently delivered aeroplanes that would not normally have had any maintenance work carried out in this area.
and given recent QF issues up north what does this tell you
Tells me that some people are somewhat hasty with their opinions.:rolleyes: