AD 2016-26-06

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Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

AD Number
2016-26-06
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2016-6428
FR Citation
82 FR 3140

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Boeing Company Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Installation of wing side-of-body upper stringer fittings with faying surface mismatch beyond allowed machining tolerance.

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Required Actions

Inspect certain stringer fittings for faying surface mismatch, replace if necessary, and replace clearance fit fasteners with tapered sleeve bolts.

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Compliance Time

Before the accumulation of 18,000 total flight cycles, or within 13 years after the effective date of this AD, whichever occurs first.

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Affected Aircraft

The Boeing Company Model 787-8 airplanes, as identified in Boeing Alert Service Bulletin B787-81205-SB570018-00, Issue 001, dated July 1, 2015.

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