AD 2004-22-05

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Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-300, -400, and -500 Series Airplanes

AD Number
2004-22-05
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2004-19461
FR Citation
69 FR 62567

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Boeing 737-300 Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-300, -400, and -500 Series Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Wear of the fuselage skin between body stations 860 and 1006, leading to an 18-inch crack, which could result in fatigue cracking due to cabin pressurization and consequent rapid in-flight decompression of the airplane fuselage.

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Required Actions

Inspect the fuselage skin under the dorsal fin assembly for discrepancies, including wear, chafing, and lack of abrasion-resistant coating. Repair any cracking using an FAA-approved method or data that meet the type certification basis of the airplane, approved by a Boeing Company Designated Engineering Representative authorized by the FAA.

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Compliance Time

Before further flight

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Affected Aircraft

All Boeing Model 737-300, -400, and -500 series airplanes, certificated in any category.

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