RV: NTSB Safety Recommendation A-12-47

 

 

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                   NTSB SAFETY RECOMMENDATION

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National Transportation Safety Board

Washington, DC 20594

 

July 12, 2012

 

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NTSB Safety Recommendation A-12-47

 

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The National Transportation Safety Board recommends that the

Federal Aviation Administration:

 

Issue an airworthiness directive to require the

incorporation of General Electric Aircraft Engines Service

Bulletin 73-0242, “Fuel and Control - (73-00-00) - Spray

Shields and Support Bracket - Improvement,” to prevent fires

on CF6-80C2 engines due to misassembly of the two-piece

support bracket and spray shield on the front of the

integrated drive generator fuel-oil heat exchanger. (A-12-

47)

 

 

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