Fri, Feb 06, 2004
AD Number 2004-03-01
MANUFACTURER:
Air Cruisers Company
PRODUCT: Emergency Evacuation Slide/Raft
System
ACTION: Final rule.
SUMMARY: The FAA is superseding an existing
airworthiness directive (AD) for a certain Air Cruisers Company
Emergency Evacuation Slide/Raft System. That AD currently requires
a one-time unpacking and subsequent repacking of the slide/raft
systems, identified by basic part number (P/N) with dash numbers,
and serial numbers (SNs) listed in the AD, and mandates repacking
of all other slide/raft systems of the same design at the next
required normal maintenance schedule of the slide/raft system.
This AD contains the same requirements but replaces the specific
slide/raft system P/N dash numbers with the word ``-series'',
reduces the number of affected slide/raft systems to the SNs
identified in paragraph (g) of the AD, and eliminates mandating the
utilization of the applicable Folding Procedures for subsequent
repacking of all slide/raft systems of the same design during the
normal scheduled maintenance.
This AD is prompted by recent information received that Air
Cruisers Company has made modifications which have added new dash
numbers to the slide/raft system basic P/N. This has affected some
of the SN slide/raft systems listed in the AD. We are issuing this
AD to prevent failure of the slide/raft to properly inflate, which
could impede the emergency evacuation of passengers in the event of
an airplane emergency.
This AD becomes effective March 11, 2004.
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