Airworthiness Directive · Amendment 39-9511 · Boeing Model 747-400 Series Airplanes
Boeing Model 747-400 Series Airplanes
Model 747-400 series airplanes; line positions 696 through 1046 inclusive, except airplane variable numbers RT502 and RU032 (airplane serial numbers 24062 and 25780, respectively); certificated in any category.
This amendment supersedes an existing airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Boeing Model 747-400 series airplanes, that currently requires replacement of electrical wiring to the fuel shutoff valve for each engine. This amendment requires replacement of the fuel shutoff valve wire and sleeve with a wire in two non-metallic sleeves in the conduit in the struts of each engine. This amendment is prompted by reports of additional occurrences of chafing and shorting of the wiring of the engine fuel shutoff valves. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent such chafing and shorting, which could result in the pilot's inability to shut off the supply of fuel in the event of an engine fire.
