Peter,
Please see my responses below in
Red.
Regards,
Anthony J. Spagnoletti
SFAR 88 Program Manager
DeCrane Aerospace Systems
Main Office 302.885.5888
Direct: 302.253.6358
Cell: 302.265.7809
anthonyspagnoletti@decraneareospace.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Birk
Enevoldsen [mailto:pbirkenevoldsen@primeaviation.kz]
Sent: Tuesday, March
18, 2008 9:29 AM
To: Spagnoletti, Anthony; david.j.stubbs@boeing.com
Cc:
mdudnik@primeaviation.kz; gspeake@primeaviation.kz;
Subject:
RE: Auxiliary Fuel Tanks - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
Anyhony,
Thanks for your quick reply. I know PATS are in the
middle of clearing this
issue, but to make my life easier can you please answer
these few questions?
1. Is the kit/SB we have now going to cover us for
everything FAA and Boeing
has written until now including 2007-NM-316-AD and MOM
1-788871861-1? The SB's comply with the current
conditions stipulated by the FAA. Keep in mind the PATS SBs only pertain to the
aux fuel system. The aircraft (737) system still falls under Boeing.
2. If not will we bee able to have the changes done
before we are due to
finish this maintenance input 28th April 2008? Please refer
to question 1.
3. If we will not be able to do these latest changes on
this input, can we
wait until April 2009? Your aircraft will be compliant unless the
FAA issues additional requirements. Keep in mind, the SB’s currently in work
have already been approved by the FAA.
4. If we can not wait until April 2009, how much work
will have to be done? Not Applicable at this
time.
Could you send some technician e.g. to
long time would you need to work on the aircraft?
If the FAA
mandated a change to the already approved SB, I’m sure either Jet or PATS could
accommodate the situation.
5. Will there be additional cost? Cost would only apply if
the FAA were to increase or modify the existing approved
document.
Kind regards,
Peter Birk Enevoldsen
Fleet Maintenance Manager
Prime Aviation
21B
Almati 050016
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-----Original Message-----
From:
AnthonySpagnoletti@decraneaerospace.com
[mailto:AnthonySpagnoletti@decraneaerospace.com]
Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 12:35
PM
To: pbirkenevoldsen@primeaviation.kz;
david.j.stubbs@boeing.com
Cc: mdudnik@primeaviation.kz;
gspeake@primeaviation.kz;
BrianNeal@decraneaerospace.com
Subject: RE: Auxiliary Fuel Tanks - Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking
Good Day,
Let me start by saying the wording in the NPRM is
slightly misleading.
We are currently putting together a service letter
outlining the NPRM
and PATS position with respect to the FAA mandate. Our
letter should
help clear up a lot of operators questions.
The service bulletins presently under way will not
necessitate further
removal of the tanks. The SB's are FAA approved; the
PATS system will be
compliant upon completion of both BBJ service bulletins
(SB-001 and
SB-021).
Regards,
Anthony J. Spagnoletti
SFAR 88 Program Manager
DeCrane Aerospace Systems
Main Office 302.885.5888
Direct: 302.253.6358
Cell: 302.265.7809
anthonyspagnoletti@decraneareospace.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Birk Enevoldsen
[mailto:pbirkenevoldsen@primeaviation.kz]
Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 7:37
AM
To: 'Stubbs, David J'; Spagnoletti,
Anthony
Cc: mdudnik@primeaviation.kz;
gspeake@primeaviation.kz
Subject: RE: Auxiliary Fuel Tanks - Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking
Hi David
I spoke with the guys from PATS that are working on our
aircraft right
now.
They have been told by Anthony Spagnoletti, SFAR88,
Program Manager at
PATS that MOM 1-788871861-1 is only a reminder of what
is already know,
that the kit we have is OK and that the tanks do not
need to come out
again.
Can Boeing confirm this?
Hi Anthony
Can you confirm what I have just written to David?
Kind regards,
Peter Birk Enevoldsen
Fleet Maintenance Manager
Prime Aviation
21B
Almati 050016
Requblic of
Tel +7 727 2446655
Fax +7 727 2446656
Mob +7 777 747 0702
E-mail:
pbirkenevoldsen@primeaviation.kz
-----Original Message-----
From: Stubbs, David J
[mailto:david.j.stubbs@boeing.com]
Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 7:48
AM
To: Peter Birk Enevoldsen
Subject: RE: Auxiliary Fuel Tanks - Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking
Peter,
Have you been in contact with Pats about getting their
SFAR 88 SBs for
your airplane? I have no access to who they have
been talking to about
this. The tanks will need to come out again to make some
changes to the
master tanks. Jet is an authorized supplier for this
work (Pats
authorized) so I would advise you to talk to Michael
Sattler about what
the work required is and when you can get a
kit.
As of right now I do not know very much because this
came out on a
Friday afternoon and no one from
I am sure we will be sending out something but your best
source of
information is Pats and Jet on this issue.
>David Stubbs
>Boeing Field Service
>BBJ
>*
Mobile (41) 79 759 7428
>*
Fax (41) 22 700
2182
>*
david.j.stubbs@boeing.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Birk Enevoldsen
[mailto:pbirkenevoldsen@primeaviation.kz]
Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2008 8:43
PM
To: Stubbs, David J
Subject: FW: Auxiliary Fuel Tanks - Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking
David,
What does this mean? What conditioning is that they are
talking about
and is that something we can have corrected before our
tanks are done?
We would not appreciate if the tanks need to come out
again. And I might
get problems because of
this.
Kind regards,
Peter Birk Enevoldsen
Fleet Maintenance Manager
Prime Aviation
21B
Almati 050016
Requblic of
Tel +7 727 2446655
Fax +7 727 2446656
Mob +7 777 747 0702
E-mail:
pbirkenevoldsen@primeaviation.kz
-----Original Message-----
From: csd.boecom@boeing.com
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Sent: Friday, March 14, 2008 7:51
PM
To:
pbirkenevoldsen@primeaviation.kz
Subject: Auxiliary Fuel Tanks - Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking
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SUBJECT: Auxiliary Fuel Tanks - Notice of Proposed
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REFERENCES:
/A/ 2007-NM-316-AD
Summary:
The following is a notification of ref /A/ Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking
(NPRM). The FAA proposes to adopt a new
airworthiness directive (AD)
for various transport category airplanes. This proposed
AD would require
deactivation of PATS Aircraft, LLC, auxiliary fuel
tanks. This proposed
AD results from fuel system reviews conducted by the
manufacturer, which
identified potential unsafe conditions for which the
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this AD to prevent
the potential of ignition sources inside fuel tanks,
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