74-08-09 R1: Lavatory Waste Receptacles

74-08-09 R1 TRANSPORT CATEGORY AIRCRAFT: Amendment 39-9214. Docket 94-NM-44-AD. Revises AD 74-08-09, Amendment 39-1917. Applicability: All transport category airplanes, certificated in any category, that have 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: Aerospatiale Models ATR42 and ATR72 series airplanes; Airbus Models A300, A310, A300-600, A320, A330, and A340 series airplanes; Boeing Models 707, 720, 727, 737, 747, 757, and 767 series airplanes; Boeing Model B-377 airplanes; British Aircraft Models BAC 1-11 series, BAe-146 series, and ATP airplanes; CASA Model C-212 series airplanes; Convair Models CV-580, 600, 640, 880 and 990 series airplanes; Convair Models 240, 340, and 440 series airplanes; Curtiss-Wright Model CW 46; de Havilland Models DHC-7 and DHC-8 series airplanes; Fairchild Models F-27 and C-82 series airplanes; Fairchild-Hiller Model FH-227 series airplanes; Fokker Models F27 and F28 series airplanes; Grumman Model G-159 series airplanes; Gulfstream Model 1159 series airplanes; Hawker Siddeley Model HS-748; Jetstream Model 4101 series airplanes; Lockheed Models L-1011, L-188, L-1049, and 382 series airplanes; Martin Model M-404 airplanes; McDonnell Douglas Models DC-3, -4, -6, -7, -8, -9, and -10 series airplanes; Model MD-88 airplanes; and Model MD-11 series airplanes; Nihon Model YS-11; Saab Models SF340A and SAAB 340B series airplanes; Short Brothers and Harlin Model SC-7 series airplanes; Short Brothers Models SD3-30 and SD3-60 series airplanes: Compliance: Required as indicated, unless accomplished previously. To prevent possible fires that could result from smoking materials being dropped into lavatory paper or linen waste receptacles, accomplish the following: (a) Within 60 days after August 6, 1974 (the effective date of amendment 39-1917, AD 74-08-09), 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 sections 21.197 and 21.199 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR 21.197 and 21.199) to a base where compliance may be accomplished, accomplish the requirements of paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(2) of this AD: (1) Install a placard either on each side of each lavatory door over the door knob, or on each side of each lavatory door, or adjacent to each side of each lavatory door. The placards must either contain the legible words, "No Smoking in Lavatory" or "No Smoking;" or contain "No Smoking" symbology in lieu of words; or contain both wording and symbology; to indicate that smoking is prohibited in the lavatory. The placards must be of sufficient size and contrast and be located so as to be conspicuous to lavatory users. (2) Install a placard on or near each lavatory paper or linen waste disposal receptacle door, containing the legible words or symbology indicating "No Cigarette Disposal." (b) Within 30 days after August 6, 1974, establish a procedure that requires that no 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 August 6, 1974, or before the accumulation of any time in service on a new production aircraft, whichever occurs later, except that new production aircraft may be flown in accordance with sections 21.197 and 21.199 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR 21.197 and 21.199) to a base where compliance may be accomplished, install a self-contained, removable ashtray on or near the entry side of each lavatory door. 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 August 6, 1974, 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 paragraph (d)(1) of this AD. (e) Upon the request of an operator, the FAA Principal Maintenance Inspector may adjust the 1,000 hour repetitive inspection interval specified in paragraph (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. (f) This amendment becomes effective on June 1, 1995.