AD 2012-15-12

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Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

AD Number
2012-15-12
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2011-1322
FR Citation
77 FR 46932

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Boeing Company Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Cracks of the underwing longeron fittings in the wing center section, which could result in loss of the primary load path between the fuselage and the wing box, and consequent catastrophic damage to the wing box and failure of the wing.

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Required Actions

Repetitive inspections of the underwing longeron fitting for cracking using high frequency eddy current (HFEC) inspections. Investigative and corrective actions are required if cracking is detected.

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Compliance Time

Within 3,000 flight cycles or 7,000 flight hours, whichever occurs first, for airplanes that have accumulated over 70,000 total flight hours but less than 20,000 total flight cycles.

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Affected Aircraft

All The Boeing Company Model 767-200, -300, -300F, and -400ER series airplanes.

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