AD 2016-20-03

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Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

AD Number
2016-20-03
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2016-3703
FR Citation
81 FR 71589

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Boeing Company Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Skin lap splice is subject to widespread fatigue damage (WFD), leading to fatigue cracking around fastener heads common to the inboard fastener row of the skin lap splice.

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Required Actions

Conduct repetitive external detailed and surface high frequency eddy current (HFEC) inspections of the outer skin for cracking around fastener heads common to the inboard fastener row of the skin lap splice. Take corrective action as necessary.

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Compliance Time

Before further flight

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Affected Aircraft

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

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