# Airworthiness Directives; Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) Model EMB-120 Series Airplanes
> **Rule** · Final rule. · Published 2004-06-29 · Effective 2004-08-03 · 69 FR 38823
## Document
- **Document number:** 04-14569
- **Category:** airworthiness
- **Manufacturer:** Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) Model EMB-120 Series
- **Type:** Rule
- **Action:** Final rule.
- **Citation:** 69 FR 38823
- **Publication date:** 2004-06-29
- **Effective date:** 2004-08-03
- **FAA docket:** Docket No. 2003-NM-65-AD
## Abstract

This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain EMBRAER Model EMB-120 series airplanes, that requires a one-time inspection of the access door ramp of the fueling control panel for damage or deformation, and applicable corrective actions. This action is necessary to prevent inadvertent fuel transfer in flight due to fuel service personnel not repositioning the defuel valve switch control to the closed position after utilization on the ground, which could cause in-flight fuel starvation. This action is intended to address the identified unsafe condition.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2004/06/29/04-14569/airworthiness-directives-empresa-brasileira-de-aeronautica-sa-embraer-model-emb-120-series-airplanes)
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