AD 2016-08-03

Recurring final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

AD Number
2016-08-03
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2015-3147
FR Citation
81 FR 21716

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Boeing Company Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Fractured forward attach fittings of the inboard flap outboard aft flap track, resulting from corrosion pits forming on the inside diameter of the fittings.

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Required Actions

Inspect the affected part number and serial number of the main flap; perform various additional repetitive inspections of the fitting if necessary; replace the fitting or install a nested bushing if necessary, which would terminate the inspections. An optional terminating action for the repetitive inspections is also provided.

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Compliance Time

Before further flight

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Affected Aircraft

The Boeing Company Model 777-200, -200LR, -300, and -300ER series airplanes.

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