74-08-09 R2: Waste Receptacles

74-08-09 R2 TRANSPORT CATEGORY AIRCRAFT: Amendment 39-9680. Docket 95-NM-233-AD. Revises AD 74-08-09 R1, Amendment 39-9214. \n\n\tApplicability: All transport category airplanes, certificated in any category, that have one or more lavatories equipped with paper or linen waste receptacles. \n\n\tNOTE 1: 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: \n\n\tAerospatiale Models ATR42 and ATR72 series airplanes; \n\n\tAirbus Models A300, A310, A300-600, A320, A330, and A340 series airplanes; \n\n\tBoeing Models 707, 720, 727, 737, 747, 757, and 767 series airplanes; \n\n\tBoeing Model B-377 airplanes; \n\n\tBritish Aircraft Models BAC 1-11 series, BAe-146 series, and ATP airplanes; \n\n\tCASA Model C-212 series airplanes; \n\n\tConvair Models CV-580, 600, 640, 880, and 990 series airplanes; \n\n\tConvair Models 240, 340, and 440 series airplanes; \n\n\tCurtiss-Wright Model CW 46; \n\n\tde Havilland Models DHC-7 and DHC-8 series airplanes; \n\n\tFairchild Models F-27 and C-82 series airplanes; \n\n\tFairchild-Hiller Model FH-227 series airplanes; \n\n\tFokker Models F27 and F28 series airplanes; \n\n\tGrumman Model G-159 series airplanes; \n\n\tGulfstream Model 1159 series airplanes; \n\n\tHawker Siddeley Model HS-748; \n\n\tJetstream Model 4101 airplanes; \n\n\tLockheed Models L-1011, L-188, L-1049, and 382 series airplanes; \n\n\tMartin Model M-404 airplanes; \n\n\tMcDonnell Douglas Models DC-3, -4, -6, -7, -8, -9, and -10 series airplanes; \n\n\tModel MD-88 airplanes; and Model MD-11 series airplanes; \n\n\tNihon Model YS-11; \n\n\tSaab Models SF340A and SAAB 340B series airplanes; \n\n\tShort Brothers and Harlin Model SC-7 series airplanes; \n\n\tShort Brothers Models SD3-30 and SD3-60 series airplanes. \n\n\tCompliance: Required as indicated, unless accomplished previously. \n\n\tTo prevent possible fires that could result from smoking materials being dropped into lavatory paper or linen waste receptacles, accomplish the following: \n\n\t(a)\tWithin 60 days after August 6, 1974 (the effective date of AD 74-08-09, amendment 39-1917), 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. \n\n\t\t(1)\tInstall 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. And \n\n\t\t(2)\tInstall a placard on or near each lavatory paper or linen waste disposal receptacle door, containing the legible words or symbology indicating "No Cigarette Disposal." \n\n\t(b)\tWithin 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. \n\n\t(c)\tExcept as provided by paragraph (d) of this AD: 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. \n\n\t(d)\tThe airplane may be operated for a period of 10 days with a lavatory door ashtray missing, provided that no more than one such ashtray is missing. For airplanes on which only one lavatory door ashtray is installed, the airplane may be operated for a period of 3 days if the lavatory door ashtray is missing. \n\n\tNOTE 2: This AD permits a lavatory door ashtray to be missing, although the FAA-approved Master Minimum Equipment List (MMEL) may not allow such provision. In any case, the provisions of this AD prevail. \n\n\t(e)\tWithin 30 days after August 6, 1974, and thereafter at intervals not to exceed 1,000 hours time-in-service from the last inspections, accomplish the following: \n\n\t\t(1)\tInspect 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. \n\n\t\t(2)\tCorrect all defects found during the inspections required by paragraph (e)(1) of this AD. \n\n\t(f)\tUpon the request of an operator, the FAA Principal Maintenance Inspector may adjust the 1,000-hour repetitive inspection interval specified in paragraph (e) 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. \n\n\t(g)\tSpecial flight permits may be issued in accordance with sections 21.197 and 21.199 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR 21.197 and 21.199) to operate the airplane to a location where the requirements of this AD can be accomplished. \n\n\t(h)\tThis amendment becomes effective on July 29, 1996.