Airworthiness Directive · Amendment 39-14377 · Boeing Model 767-200 and -300 Series Airplanes
Boeing Model 767-200 and -300 Series Airplanes
This AD applies to Boeing Model 767-200 and -300 series airplanes, certificated in any category; as listed in Boeing Special Attention Service Bulletin 767-25-0078, Revision 4, dated June 10, 2004; equipped with overhead stowage bins.
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Boeing Model 767-200 and -300 series airplanes. This AD requires replacing hinge assemblies with new hinge assemblies in the outboard overhead stowage bins and reworking hinge assemblies in the outboard overhead stowage bins that are adjacent to curtain tracks. This AD results from reports of hinge assemblies of outboard overhead stowage bins breaking or the stowage bin doors not latching properly. We are issuing this AD to prevent the outboard overhead stowage bins opening during flight and releasing baggage, and consequently injuring passengers and blocking the aisles during emergency egress.
You are responsible for having the actions required by this AD performed within the compliance times specified, unless the actions have already been done.
Within 72 months after the effective date of this AD, do paragraphs (f)(1) and (f)(2) of this AD.
(1) Replace both hinge assemblies in the outboard overhead stowage bins with new hinge assemblies, in accordance with the Accomplishment Instructions of Boeing Special Attention Service Bulletin 767-25-0078, Revision 4, dated June 10, 2004. If, during the replacement, any hinge does not close within the limits specified in the service bulletin, before further flight, repair the hinge according to a method approved by the Manager, Seattle Aircraft Certification Office (ACO), FAA. For a repair method to be approved by the Manager, Seattle ACO, as required by this paragraph, the Manager's approval letter must specifically refer to this AD.
(2) Rework hinges that are in stowage bins located adjacent to a curtain track in accordance with the Accomplishment Instructions of Boeing Special Attention Service Bulletin 767-25-0078, Revision 4, dated June 10, 2004.
Replacement of the hinge assemblies with new hinge assemblies accomplished before the effective date of this AD in accordance with a Boeing service bulletin listed in Table 1 of this AD is acceptable for compliance with the requirements of paragraph (f) of this AD, except as specified in paragraph (h) of this AD.
| Boeing— | Revision level— | Dated— |
|---|---|---|
| Service Bulletin 767-25-0078 | Original | June 25, 1987. |
| Service Bulletin 767-25-0078 | 1 | May 19, 1988. |
| Service Bulletin 767-25-0078 (see paragraph (h) of this AD) | 2 | March 16, 1989. |
| Special Attention Service Bulletin 767-25-0078 | 3 | July 12, 2001. |
(h) Boeing Special Attention Service Bulletin 767-25-0078, Revision 2, dated March 16, 1989, allows for replacement of the hinge assemblies on an attrition basis (replacing the existing hinge assembly when it is broken or worn beyond functionality with a new hinge assembly). For this reason, airplanes that have been modified in accordance with Boeing Special Attention Service Bulletin 767-25-0078, Revision 2, dated March 16, 1989, may still have some hinge assemblies that have not been replaced or reworked per the service bulletin. In such cases, this AD requires that all applicable hinge assemblies be replaced and reworked within the compliance time specified in paragraph (f) of this AD.
(i) As of the effective date of this AD, no one may install a hinge assembly in the outboard overhead stowage bins, having part number 413T1017-() on any airplane to which this AD applies.
The aircraft, engines and makers this AD names, by the model designations in its text. A model listed here may still be outside the AD's serial ranges.
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