AD 2007-12-02 Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-8-33, -42, and -43 Airplanes; Model DC-8-50 Series Airplanes; Model DC-8F-54 and -55 Airplanes; Model DC-8-60 Series Airplanes; Model DC-8-60F Series Airplanes; Model DC-8-72 Airplanes; and Model DC-8-70F Series Airplanes

Models named: DC-8-33, -42, -43, DC-8-51, -52, -53, -55, DC-8F-54, DC-8-61, -62. Read the applicability below — it usually turns on serial or part numbers too.

This AD applies to McDonnell Douglas Model DC-8-33, -42, and -43 airplanes; Model DC-8-51, -52, -53, and -55 airplanes; Model DC-8F-54 and -55 airplanes; Model DC-8-61, -62, and -63 airplanes; Model DC-8-61F, -62F, and -63F airplanes; Model DC-8-72 airplanes; and Model DC-8-71F, -72F, and -73F airplanes; certificated in any category; as identified in Boeing Service Bulletin DC8-28-091, dated November 7, 2006.

You are responsible for having the actions required by this AD performed within the compliance times specified, unless the actions have already been done. Installation of Bonding Jumpers (f) Within 60 months after the effective date of this AD, install bonding jumpers to the airplane wing structure from the fuel system in-line electrical solenoid valves along the left and right wing front spar, in accordance with the Accomplishment Instructions of Boeing Service Bulletin DC8-28-091, dated November 7, 2006. Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs) (g)(1) The Manager, Los Angeles Aircraft Certification Office (ACO), FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested in accordance with the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. (2) To request a different method of compliance or a different compliance time for this AD, follow the procedures in 14 CFR 39.19. Before using any approved AMOC on any airplane to which the AMOC applies, notify your appropriate principal inspector (PI) in the FAA Flight Standards District Office (FSDO), or lacking a PI, your local FSDO. Material Incorporated by Reference (h) You must use Boeing Service Bulletin DC8-28-091, dated November 7, 2006, to perform the actions that are required by this AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise. The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by reference of this document in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. Contact Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Long Beach Division, 3855 Lakewood Boulevard, Long Beach, California 90846, Attention: Data and Service Management, Dept. C1-L5A (D800-0024), for a copy of this service information. You may review copies at the FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington; or at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of this material at NARA, call 202-741-6030, or go to: http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html . Issued in Renton, Washington, on May 25, 2007. Ali Bahrami, Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. [FR Doc. E7-10669 Filed 6-4-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-P

This AD results from fuel system reviews conducted by the manufacturer. We are issuing this AD to prevent point-of-contact arcing or filament heating damage in the fuel lines that could create a potential ignition source, which, in combination with flammable fuel vapors, could cause a fuel tank explosion and consequent loss of the airplane.