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20 December 2000.

                 1. Visually inspect the wire bundles to detect chafing damage; if any damaged wires are found, replace the wires that require a splice repair with new wires.

                b.        Replace the existing support bracket of the wire bundle with a new bridge bracket, support bracket, and wire bundle clamps.

Boeing 767 Series Aeroplanes

 AD/B767/161 (continued)

5.        Report inspection results, as described in SB 767-73A0049, Revision 3 or Revision 4, to Boeing Commercial Airplane Group, P.O. Box 3707, Seattle, Washington 98124-2207 USA.

6.        Support brackets located in the aft section of the strut forward fairing panel of either engine strut, as identified in the "Existing Part Number'' column of Paragraph 2.E. of Boeing SB 767-73-0051, may not be installed on any aeroplane.

           Note 3: FAA AD 2001-24-01 Amdt 39-12517 refers.

           Compliance:  For Requirement 1 - Prior to the accumulation of 10,000 hours time-in-service (TIS) or within 180 days after the effective date of this Directive, whichever occurs later.

           For Requirement 2 - Before further flight, immediately following the Requirement 1 inspection.

           For Requirement 3 - Concurrent with Requirement 4.

           For Requirement 4 - Within 6,000 hours TIS or 18 months after the effective date of this Directive, whichever occurs later.

           For Requirement 5 - Within 10 days after accomplishing the actions required by Requirements 1 or 4.

           For Requirement 6 - As of the effective date of this Directive.

           This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 21 February 2002.

           Background:  This Directive requires a one-time detailed visual inspection of certain wire bundles located in the aft section of the strut forward fairing panel of both engine struts to detect chafing damage and, if necessary, repair or replacement of wiring. The Directive also requires replacement of wires repaired by splicing and damaged wires that require splicing, and replacement of the support brackets of the existing wire bundles with new brackets and clamps.

Boeing 767 Series Aeroplanes

 AD/B767/161 (continued)

           These actions are intended to prevent the potential for dual wire faults from grounded, separated, or shorted wires, which could result in inadvertent takeoff thrust overboost, in-flight loss of thrust, or engine shutdown.

 Eugene Paul Holzapfel
 Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority 14 January 2002

 The above AD is notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 30 January 2002.