AD 2016-22-09

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Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

AD Number
2016-22-09
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2016-6669
FR Citation
81 FR 76851

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Boeing Company Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Fatigue cracking at certain skin lap splice locations of the fuselage, which could result in reduced structural integrity and rapid decompression of the airplane.

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Required Actions

Repetitive external high frequency eddy current (HFEC) inspections for cracking of the skin lap splices of the fuselage, and repair if necessary.

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Compliance Time

Within 3,000 flight cycles after any previous detailed inspection and within 12,000 flight cycles after any previous HFEC inspection, but not before reaching the inspection threshold specified in the AD.

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Affected Aircraft

The Boeing Company Model 757-200, -200CB, and -200PF series airplanes.

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