AD NUMBER: 2006-10-17
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2006-10-17 SUMMARY: The FAA is
adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Boeing
Model 737-600, -700, -700C, -800, and -900 series airplanes. This
AD requires replacing brackets that hold the P5 panel to the
airplane structure, the standby compass bracket assembly, the
generator drive and standby power module, and the air conditioning
module. This AD also requires, among other actions, inspecting for
wire length and for damage of the connectors and the wire bundles,
and doing applicable corrective actions if necessary. This AD
results from an electrical burning smell in the flight compartment.
We are issuing this AD to prevent wire bundles from contacting the
overhead drip shield panel and modules in the P5 overhead panel,
which could result in electrical arcing and shorting of the
electrical connector and consequent loss of several critical
systems essential for safe flight.