AD 2005-07-12

Recurring final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-100, -200, -200C, -300, -400, and -500 Series Airplanes

AD Number
2005-07-12
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2004-18997
FR Citation
70 FR 17596

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Boeing 737-100 Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-100, -200, -200C, -300, -400, and -500 Series Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Fatigue cracks in the web of the body station 291.5 frame near the forward galley door, which could result in a severed fuselage frame web, rapid decompression of the airplane, and possible loss of the forward galley door.

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Required Actions

Conduct repetitive detailed and eddy current inspections to detect cracking of the frame web around the cutout for the doorstop intercostal strap at the aft side of the body station 291.5 frame at stringer 16R. Take corrective actions if necessary.

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Compliance Time

Within 40,000 total flight cycles from the effective date of the AD.

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Affected Aircraft

Boeing Model 737-100, -200, -200C, -300, -400, and -500 series airplanes.

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