88-17-08 LOCKHEED AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS COMPANY: Amendment 39-5987. Applies to Lockheed Model L-1011-385 series airplanes, Serial Numbers 1001 through 1250, certificated in any category.
Compliance is required within six months after the effective date of this Airworthiness Directive (AD), unless previously accomplished.
To prevent injury to flight attendants, resulting from the use of unairworthy seat belts and shoulder harnesses, accomplish the following:
A. Visually inspect flight attendant seat belts and shoulder harnesses for any wear, fraying, or stretching of belt webbing. Thereafter, continue to inspect the seat belts and shoulder harnesses at intervals not to exceed 1,500 hour time-in-service. Replace, prior to further flight, any unit showing excessive wear and/or damage.
B. Install two-end shroud, Heath-Techna Part Number H0161-1, to all MPD2-1100- ( ) seats, in accordance with Lockheed Service Bulletin 093-25-517, dated July 23, 1987.
C. An alternate means of compliance or adjustment of the compliance time, which provides an acceptable level of safety, may be used when approved by the Manager, Los Angeles Aircraft Certification Office, FAA, Northwest Mountain Region.
NOTE: The request should be forwarded through an FAA Principal Maintenance Inspector (PMI), who may add any comments and then send it to the Los Angeles Aircraft Certification Office.
D. Special flight permits may be issued in accordance with FAR 21.197 and 21.199 to operate airplanes to a base in order to comply with the requirements of this AD.
All persons affected by this directive who have not already received the appropriate service documents from the manufacturer may obtain copies upon request to the Lockheed Aeronautical Systems Company, P.O. Box 551, Burbank, California 91520, Attention: Commercial Order Administration, Dept. 65-33, U-33, B-1. These documents may be examined at the FAA, Northwest Mountain Region, 17900 Pacific Highway South, Seattle, Washington, or at the Los Angeles Aircraft Certification Office, 3229 East Spring Street, Long Beach, California.
This amendment, 39-5987, becomes effective September 5, 1988.