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- Within 12 months after the effective date of the original issue of this Directive and thereafter at intervals not to exceed 24 months until Requirement 3 is accomplished.
             For Requirement 2 - Before further flight after the Requirement 1 inspection.
             For Requirement 3:
                  a. Aeroplanes on which the Requirement 1 inspection has not been accomplished - Within 12 months after the effective date of Amendment 1.
                  b. Aeroplanes on which the Requirement 1 inspection has been accomplished - Either within 18 months after accomplishing the last inspection or within 6 months after the effective date of Amendment 1, whichever occurs later.
             For Requirement 4 - Before further flight after the Requirement 3 modification.
             This Amendment becomes effective on 24 November 2005.
Background:  The United States Federal Aviation Administration has been advised by Boeing of reports indicating engine shutdown during flight due to uncommanded movement of the engine shutoff valve.
             The original issue of this Directive required repetitive inspections of certain connectors located in the main wheel wells to detect discrepancies and, if necessary, corrective action.  These actions were necessary to detect and correct discrepancies in electrical connectors located in the main wheel wells which could result in electrical arcing of the connectors, uncommanded closure of the engine fuel shut-off valves and consequent in-flight loss of thrust or engine shutdown from lack of fuel.
             Amendment 1 provided terminating action to the repetitive inspections by way of a modification.
             This Amendment corrected a typographic error in the title of the Directive, compliance remains unchanged.
             Amendment 1 of this Airworthiness Directive became effective on 4 August 2005.
             The original issue of this Airworthiness Directive became effective on 6 September 2001.

Jayaprakashan Ambali
Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority
13 October 2005