AD 2010-10-05

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Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Model 747-100, 747-100B, 747-100B SUD, 747-200B, 747-300, 747SR, and 747SP Series Airplanes

AD Number
2010-10-05
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2009-1066
FR Citation
75 FR 27424

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Boeing Company Model 747-100 Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Model 747-100, 747-100B, 747-100B SUD, 747-200B, 747-300, 747SR, and 747SP Series Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Fatigue cracking in certain fuselage skin lap joints, which could result in rapid depressurization of the airplane.

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Required Actions

Expand the inspection area for fuselage skin lap joints, add a modification of certain lap joints, and add post-repair inspections of the lap joints. Accomplishing the modification ends the repetitive inspections required by the existing AD for the length of lap joint that is modified.

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Compliance Time

Within 30,000 total flight cycles after the effective date of the AD.

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Affected Aircraft

The Boeing Company Model 747-100, 747-100B, 747-100B SUD, 747-200B, 747-300, 747SR, and 747SP Series Airplanes.

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