AD 2015-21-06

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Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

AD Number
2015-21-06
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2014-0454
FR Citation
80 FR 69839

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Boeing Company Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Fatigue cracking of the fuselage lap joints and window belt skin panels, which could result in reduced structural integrity and sudden decompression of the airplane.

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Required Actions

Inspect for cracking of the lower skin at the lower row of fasteners in the lap joints of the fuselage; repair any cracking found; modify the fuselage lap joints at certain locations to terminate repetitive inspections of the modified areas; replace a certain preventive modification with an improved modification; inspect for cracking at certain window corner fastener holes; perform a preventive modification; and repair if necessary.

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Compliance Time

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

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Affected Aircraft

The Boeing Company Model 737 airplanes, line numbers 292 through 2565 inclusive.

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Retrieved: Apr 6, 2026

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