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EASA SIB No.: 2017-12
Safety Information Bulletin
Airworthiness
SIB No.: 2017-12
Issued: 02 August 2017
Subject: Interference between Passenger Service Units and Overwing
Emergency Exit Doors – Installation Check
Ref. Publications:
- EASA AD 2017-0113 dated 28 June 2017.
- Fokker Services Service Bulletin (SB) SBF100-25-131 dated 15 March 2017.
Applicability:
Fokker Aircraft B.V. F28 Mark (Mk.) 0100 aeroplanes, if equipped with passenger service units
(PSUs) Part Number (P/N) A546011-501 or P/N A546011-503, except aeroplanes identified in
Fokker Services SBF100-25-131.
These PSU may have been installed through C&D Zodiac, Inc. Supplemental Type Certificate (STC)
ST01306LA, as approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as State of Design authority
for that aircraft modification. At this time, this FAA STC is not validated in Europe.
Description:
In November 2016, a report was received about possible interference between certain PSU panels,
when in the deployed/open position, and an overwing emergency exit door. These PSUs had been
installed by Fokker Aircraft on the production line. Prompted by these findings, Fokker Services
issued SBF100-25-131 and, consequently, EASA issued EASA AD 2017-0113, to require action to
correct this potential unsafe condition.
However, it is known that the same PSU P/Ns have also been installed on Fokker F28 Mk.0100
aeroplanes by STC ST01306LA, or possibly by other approved modifications. Based on this, the
purpose of this SIB is to raise awareness on the possibility of interference between an affected
PSU and an overwing emergency exit door on Fokker F28 Mk.0100 aeroplanes that fall outside the
scope of EASA AD 2017-0113.
Recommendation(s):
Owners and operators of the affected aeroplanes are recommended to check for interference
between the overwing emergency exit door(s) and the nearby PSU panels. For details on how to
accomplish the inspection/check, contact the affected design change approval (STC) holder for the
necessary instructions. In case of any findings, those findings should be reported to the STC holder
and to the State of Registry authority of the affected aeroplane(s).
This is information only. Recommendations are not mandatory.
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Contact(s):
For further information contact the EASA Safety Information Section, Certification Directorate.
E-mail:
[email protected].
For service information applicable to aeroplanes modified per STC ST01306LA, contact
C & D Zodiac Inc., 5701 Bolsa Avenue, Huntington Beach, California 92647, United States of
America.
This is information only. Recommendations are not mandatory.
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