74-08-09 TRANSPORT CATEGORY AIRCRAFT: Amendment 39-1818 as amended by Amendment 39-1917. Applies to all transport category aircraft having one or more lavatories equipped with paper or linen waste receptacles.
NOTE: The following is a partial list of aircraft some or all models of which are type certificated in the transport category and have lavatories equipped with paper or linen waste receptacles:
Boeing Models B-707, 720, 727, 737, and 747 Series; British Aircraft Corporation Model BAC-1-11; Convair Models CV-880 and 990 Series; McDonnell Douglas Models DC-8, 9, and 10 Series; Lockheed Model L-1011; Boeing Model B-377; Convair Models CV-580, 600, and 640 Series; Fairchild Model F-27; Fairchild-Hiller Model FH-227; Grumman Model G-159; Hawker Siddeley Model HS-748; Lockheed Models L-188 and 382 Series; Short Brothers and Harlin Model SC-7; Nihon Model YS-11; Fairchild Model C-82; Convair Models 240, 340, and 440 Series; Curtiss-Wright Model CW-46; Douglas Models DC-3, 4, 6, and 7 Series; Lockheed Model L-1049; and Martin Model M-404 aircraft.
Compliance required as indicated, unless already accomplished.
To prevent possible fires that could result from smoking materials being dropped into lavatory paper or linen waste receptacles:
(a) Within 60 days after the effective date of this AD, or before the accumulation of any time in service on a new production aircraft after delivery, whichever occurs later, except that new production aircraft may be flown in accordance with Parts 21.197 and 21.199 to a base where compliance may be accomplished, accomplish the following:
(1) Install a placard on each side of each lavatory door over the door knob containing the legible words "No Smoking in Lavatory" or "No Smoking" to indicate that smoking is prohibited in the lavatory. The signs must be of sufficient size and contrast and be located so as to be conspicuous to lavatory users.
Note: A "No Smoking" symbol may be included on the placard.(2) Install a placard on or near each lavatory paper or linen waste disposal receptacle door containing the legible words "No Cigarette Disposal."
(b) Within 30 days after the effective date of this AD, establish a procedure that requires that, not later than a time immediately after the "NO SMOKING" sign is extinguished following takeoff, an announcement be made by a crewmember to inform all aircraft occupants that smoking is prohibited in the aircraft lavatories; except that, if the aircraft is not equipped with a "No Smoking" sign, the required procedure must provide that the announcement be made prior to each takeoff.
(c) Within 180 days after the effective date of this AD, or before the accumulation of any time in service on a new production aircraft after delivery, whichever occurs later, except that new production aircraft may be flown in accordance with Part 21.197 and Part 21.199 to a base where compliance may be accomplished, install a self-contained, removableashtray on or near the entry side of each lavatory door, except that one ashtray may serve more than one lavatory door if the ashtray can be seen readily from the cabin side of each lavatory door served.
(d) Within 30 days after the effective date of this AD, unless already accomplished within 30 days prior to the effective date of this AD and, thereafter, at intervals not to exceed 1,000 hours time in service from the last inspection, accomplish the following:
(1) Inspect all lavatory paper and linen waste receptacle enclosure access doors and disposal doors for proper operation, fit, sealing, and latching for the containment of possible trash fires.
(2) Correct all defects found during the inspections required by subparagraph (d)(1).
(e) Upon request of the operator, a principal FAA maintenance inspector, may adjust the 1,000 hour repetitive inspection interval specified in subparagraph (d)(1) of this AD to permit compliance at an established inspection period of the operator if the request contains data to justify the requested change in the inspection interval.
Amendment 39-1818 became effective April 30, 1974.
This Amendment 39-1917 becomes effective August 6, 1974.