AD 2013-20-14

Recurring final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; the Boeing Company Airplanes

AD Number
2013-20-14
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2013-0303
FR Citation
78 FR 64164

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Boeing Company Airworthiness Directives; the Boeing Company Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Cracks on airplanes prior to line number 1308 in the forward and aft inner chords of the station (STA) 2598 bulkhead, and the bulkhead upper and lower webs.

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Required Actions

Repetitive high frequency eddy current (HFEC) and low frequency eddy current (LFEC) inspections for cracks in the splice fitting, support frame, forward and aft inner chords, floor support, bulkhead upper web on the upper left and right side of the bulkhead, and the bulkhead lower web on the lower left side of the bulkhead, with repair if necessary. Repetitive post-repair inspections and repair if necessary.

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Compliance Time

Before further flight

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Affected Aircraft

The Boeing Company Model 747-400 and -400F series airplanes prior to line number 1308.

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Source: Official FAA Source ↗

Retrieved: Apr 6, 2026

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