The FAA and EASA have released Emergency Airworthiness Directive AD 2010-06-51 (later turned into airworthiness directive 2010-17-19) requiring operators of about 600 Boeing 737-600, 737-700, 737-800 and 737-900 aircraft to inspect the elevator tab control mechanisms for any slacknesses within the time frame given by the according service bulletin by the Boeing Company released on March 12th, which requires part of the inspections to be completed within 12, the rest within 30 days.
If such slackness is found, a replacement elevator tab control mechanism is to be inspected in the same way and if found without deficiencies be installed on the aircraft before releasing the airplane to flight again.
No special flight permits are available until the EAD is complied with.
The results of the inspections are to be reported to Boeing and the FAA.
Die Erkenntnisse resultieren vor allem aus den Analysen des Absturtzes der Ethiopian 738 vor nicht all zu langer Zeit.
Ich will mal hoffen, dass bekannte Medien-Vertreter davon nichts mitbekommen sonst heißt es wieder, dass die 737 eine Todesfalle wäre oder ähnliches.
