AD 2001-17-18

Recurring final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-100, -200, and -200C Series Airplanes

AD Number
2001-17-18
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. 99-NM-310-AD
FR Citation
66 FR 44947

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Boeing 737-100 Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-100, -200, and -200C Series Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Cracking at the aileron control quadrant cutouts and in the cabin floor beams and pressure web transverse beams above the main wheel well, which could result in rapid loss of cabin pressure and reduced structural integrity of the airframe.

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Required Actions

Inspect certain floor beams and transverse beams for cracking. Perform corrective actions if necessary. For certain airplanes, optional terminating action is provided for repetitive inspections.

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Compliance Time

Within 12,000 total flight cycles, 6,000 flight cycles after the effective date, or 15 months after the effective date, whichever occurs latest.

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Affected Aircraft

Boeing Model 737-100, -200, and -200C series airplanes listed in Boeing Service Bulletin 737-57-1139, Revision 4, dated April 16, 1992.

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