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One occurrence resulted in an in-flight fire, other occurrences have resulted in:

                   1. the electric door seal pump being heavily charred,

b.    the pump assembly and resistors of the electric door seal pump being partially melted, and

c.    vinyl, plastic and insulation material in the proximity of the electric door seal inflation system being found burned.

               The original issue of the Directive required the deactivation, or alternatively, the removal of the Bob Fields Aerocessories inflatable door seal system, this will decrease the likelihood of an in-flight fire resulting from the overheating of the door seal system components.

               Amendment 1 was issued to reflect the alternate methods of compliance introduced by the FAA. This Amendment also removed aeroplanes with STC SA4472NM incorporated from the applicability.

            Amendment 2 removed aeroplanes with STC SA4213WE incorporated from the applicability and introduced an additional alternate method of compliance. The Amendment also allows the installation of Bob Fields Aerocessories door seal inflation systems provided that SB No BFA-001 was incorporated.

            The original issue of this Airworthiness Directive became effective on 12 October 1998.

            Amendment 1 of this Airworthiness Directive became effective on 31 December 1998.

 Eugene Paul Holzapfel
 Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority 11 December 2000

 The above AD is notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 20 December 2000.