# AD 87-23-01: Wire Bundles - Type: Airworthiness directive - Status: Current - Products: Superbin Interior retrofit kit (Safran Cabin STC SA2365NM) - Effective: December 10, 1987 - Superseded by: Nothing supersedes this AD - Product type: Appliance - Amendment: 39-5759 - Registered aircraft: 63 may be affected, by airframe or engine model (OpenAirDocs) - FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/1EAC31E859383D748625695900729A5D.0001 - DRS record last changed: May 30, 2024 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ad/87-23-01 ## The airworthiness directive 87-23-01 HEATH TECNA: Amendment 39-5759. Applies to Boeing Model 747 airplanes, certificated in any category, that have been modified in accordance with Supplemental Type Certificate SA2365NM, listed in Heath Tecna Service Bulletin 74000-25-007, dated March 6, 1987. Compliance required as indicated, unless previously accomplished. To minimize fire hazard caused by chafing of ceiling light wire bundles, accomplish the following: A. Within 60 days after the effective date of this AD, inspect lighting wire bundles which rest atop the Heath Tecna "Superbins" for evidence of damage and chafing, and repair, if necessary, before further flight; and accomplish either 1. or 2., below: 1. Install spacers to protect lighting wire bundles from chafing in accordance with Heath Tecna Service Bulletin 74000-25-007, dated March 6, 1987, or later FAA-approved revision. 2. Trim the outboard edges of the ceiling panels in accordance with paragraph 2C of Heath Tecna Service Bulletin 74000-25-007, dated March 6, 1987, or later FAA-approved revision. B. An alternate means of compliance or adjustment of the compliance time, which provides an acceptable level of safety, may be used when approved by the Manager, Seattle Aircraft Certification Office, FAA, Northwest Mountain Region. C. Special flight permits may be issued in accordance with FAR 21.197 and 21.199 to operate airplanes to a base for the accomplishment of the modification required by this AD. All persons affected by this directive who have not already received the appropriate service documents from the manufacturer may obtain copies upon request to Heath Tecna Aerospace Company, 19819 84th Avenue South, Kent, Washington 98032. These documents may be examined at the FAA, Northwest Mountain Region, 17900 Pacific Highway South, Seattle, Washington, or the Seattle Aircraft Certification Office, 9010 East Marginal Way South, Seattle, Washington 98108. This amendment becomes effective December 10, 1987. ## Affected data sheets (1) (OpenAirDocs) The type certificate data sheets whose models the AD names. - [TCDS A20WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A20WE): The Boeing Company; names 12 of 14 models: 747-100B Series, 747SP Series, 747-400D Series, 747-400F Series, 747-200B Series, 747-200F Series, 747-300 Series, 747-200C Series… ## Registered aircraft it may apply to (OpenAirDocs) Matched by airframe and engine model; the AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment. - Aircraft: 63 (63 by airframe model, 0 by engine model) - Makers: Boeing 63 Models with the most aircraft: - [Boeing 747-446](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-446): 10 aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 747-422](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-422): 8 aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 747-412](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-412): 5 aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 747-400F](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-400f): 4 aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 747-409](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-409): 4 aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 747-481F](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-481f): 3 aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 747-409F](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-409f): 3 aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 747-481](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-481): 3 aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 747-428F](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-428f): 3 aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 747-123](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-123): 2 aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 747-251F](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-251f): 2 aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 747-443](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-443): 2 aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 747-438](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-438): 2 aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 747-428](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-428): 2 aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 747-257B](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-257b): 1 aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 747-283B](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-283b): 1 aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 747-121](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-121): 1 aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 747-131](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-131): 1 aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 747-128](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-128): 1 aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 747-273C](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-273c): 1 aircraft (airframe model) All 24 models: https://openairdocs.org/ad/87-23-01/models.md Every aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/ad/87-23-01/aircraft.md ## Related documents - [STC SA2365NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA2365NM): Installation of the Superbin Interior retrofit kit.. 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