1T-38-840C.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

TECHNICAL ORDER

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T.O. 1T-38-840C Data Code: 0106124 27 September 2010

NON-DESTRUCTIVE INSPECTION (NDI) OF STEEL

DORSAL LONGERON P/N 3-11413-1, -2, -3, -4 AT

FUSELAGE STATION (F.S.) 400.5 TO 424.5 ON T-38

AIRCRAFT

NOTE

This technical order supplements T.O. 1T-38-840, data code 0106124 dated

03August 2010, to make corrections as indicated herein. A SUITABLE

REFERENCE TO THIS SUPPLEMENT SHALL BE MADE ON PAGE 1

AND OPPOSITE EACH PARAGRAPH OR FIGURE IN THE BASIC

PUBLICATION.

The purpose of this supplement is to remove multiple compliance periods. This

TCTO will have one compliance period only. Additional TCTOs will be issued to accommodate the additional compliance periods being removed from this

TCTO, and the affected serial numbers.

1. Page 1, paragraph 1.1 Identification., and aircraft serial number table is amended to read:

1.1 Identification. This Time Compliance Technical Order (TCTO) is applicable to the following T-38 aircraft:

6300008118 6300008146 6300008156 6300008184 6300008230 6400013171 6400013183 6400013195

6400013199 6400013202 6400013206 6400013208 6400013213 6400013222 6400013224 6400013225

6400013234 6400013235 6400013239 6400013246 6400013247 6400013251 6400013263 6400013265

6400013266 6400013268 6400013275 6400013279 6400013284 6400013285 6400013293 6400013299

6500010320 6500010324 6500010331 6500010332 6500010335 6500010338 6500010343 6500010345

1T-38-840

2. Page 2, paragraph 3. WHEN TO BE ACCOMPLISHED., is amended to read:

Not later than 180 days after receipt of TCTO 1T-38-840. Failure to accomplish the work by expiration of the compliance period shall be justification for withdrawing affected system or equipment from service until compliance is accomplished. If the compliance period cannot be met before the TCTO rescission date, the performing organization will request an extended compliance period IAW T.O. 00-5-15.

3. Page 2, paragraph 3.1 and subsequent aircraft serial number table; DELETE in it’s entirety.

4. Page 3, paragraph 3.2 and subsequent aircraft serial number table; DELETE in it’s entirety.

5. Page 4, paragraph 3.3 is amended to read:

3.1 TCTO RESCISSION DATE. The TCTO Rescission date is 01 September 2012, unless extended via TCTO supplement or notices received through the Reliabilityand Maintainability Information System (REMIS) or other management information systems. This TCTO will be retained until listed as rescinded in the applicable index.

6. Page 4, paragraph 3.4 is amended to read:

3.2 Remove From Service. The Remove from Service date is the expiration of the TCTO compliance period OR

60 days prior to the rescission date, whichever comes first.

BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE

NORTON A. SCHWARTZ, General, USAF

Chief of Staff

DONALD HOFFMAN, General, USAF

Commander, AFMC

Prepared by Gary Ash, OO-ALC/GHMEH, DSN; 586-6464

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