AD 2015-15-01

Recurring final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

AD Number
2015-15-01
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2014-1052
FR Citation
80 FR 43940

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Boeing Company Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Fatigue cracking in the upper and lower skins of the fuselage lap joints, which could result in sudden fracture and failure of a lap joint and rapid in-flight decompression of the airplane fuselage.

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Required Actions

Inspect the upper and lower skins of the fuselage lap joints for discrepancies, repair if necessary, and perform post-repair inspections for cracking and corrosion. Install structural modifications at the lap joints and conduct post-modification inspections for cracking and corrosion, repairing if necessary.

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Compliance Time

Within 50 flight hours after the effective date of the AD.

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Affected Aircraft

The Boeing Company Model 747-100, -200B, and -200F series airplanes.

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Retrieved: Apr 6, 2026

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