Airworthiness Directive · Amendment 39-22427 · Equipment/furnishings
The Boeing Company Airplanes
Superseded. A later AD replaced this one: AD 2025-25-04. Comply with the one in force.
This AD applies to The Boeing Company airplanes identified in paragraphs (c)(1) and (2) of this AD.
(1) Model 737-600, -700, -700C, -800, -900, and -900ER series airplanes, as identified in Boeing Special Attention Requirements Bulletin 737-25-1855 RB, Revision 1, dated April 13, 2022.
(2) Model 737-8 and -9 airplanes, as identified in Boeing Special Attention Requirements Bulletin 737-25-1866 RB, Revision 1, dated April 11, 2022.
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model 737-600, -700, -700C, -800, -900, and -900ER series airplanes, and certain Model 737-8 and -9 airplanes. This AD was prompted by reports of uncommanded escape slide deployments in the passenger compartment, caused by too much tension in the inflation cable and the movement of the escape slide assembly in the escape slide compartment. This AD requires inspecting all escape slide assemblies to identify affected parts, and applicable on-condition actions. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
Except as specified by paragraph (h) of this AD: At the applicable times specified in the “Compliance” paragraph of Boeing Special Attention Requirements Bulletin 737-25-1855 RB, Revision 1, dated April 13, 2022, and Boeing Special Attention Requirements Bulletin 737-25-1866 RB, Revision 1, dated April 11, 2022, do all applicable actions identified in, and in accordance with, the Accomplishment Instructions of Boeing Special Attention Requirements Bulletin 737-25-1855 RB, Revision 1, dated April 13, 2022 (for Model 737-600, -700, -700C, -800, -900, and -900ER series airplanes), and Boeing Special Attention Requirements Bulletin 737-25-1866 RB, Revision 1, dated April 11, 2022 (for Model 737-8 and -9 airplanes); as applicable.
Note 1 to paragraph (g): Guidance for accomplishing the actions required by this AD can be found in Boeing Special Attention Service Bulletin 737-25-1855, Revision 1, dated April 13, 2022, which is referred to in Boeing Special Attention Requirements Bulletin 737-25-1855 RB, Revision 1, dated April 13, 2022.
Note 2 to paragraph (g): Guidance for accomplishing the actions required by this AD can be found in Boeing Special Attention Service Bulletin 737-25-1866, Revision 1, dated April 11, 2022, which is referred to in Boeing Special Attention Requirements Bulletin 737-25-1866 RB, Revision 1, dated April 11, 2022.
(1) Where the Compliance Time columns of the tables in the “Compliance” paragraph of Boeing Special Attention Requirements Bulletin 737-25-1855 RB, Revision 1, dated April 13, 2022, use the phrase “the Original Issue date of Requirements Bulletin 737-25-1855 RB,” this AD requires using “the effective date of this AD.”
(2) Where the Compliance Time columns of the tables in the “Compliance” paragraph of Boeing Special Attention Requirements Bulletin 737-25-1866 RB, Revision 1, dated April 11, 2022, use the phrase “the Original Issue date of Requirements Bulletin 737-25-1866 RB,” this AD requires using “the effective date of this AD.”
(3) Where Boeing Special Attention Requirements Bulletin 737-25-1855 RB, Revision 1, dated April 13, 2022, and Boeing Special Attention Requirements Bulletin 737-25-1866 RB specify doing an inspection of the escape slide assembly to determine whether P/N 5A3307-7 is installed, for this AD a review of airplane maintenance records is acceptable in lieu of this inspection, provided the part number of the escape slide assembly can be conclusively determined from that review.
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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