AD 2017-06-01

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Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

AD Number
2017-06-01
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2017-0129
FR Citation
82 FR 14429

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Boeing Company Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Fuselage skin is subject to widespread fatigue damage (WFD), and reports of cracks at the chem-milled steps in the fuselage skin, which could result in rapid decompression of the airplane.

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Required Actions

Inspect fuselage skin panels to detect cracks, permanently repair time-limited repairs, replace skin panels, and perform related investigative and corrective actions if necessary.

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Compliance Time

See service information at http://www.regulations.gov by searching for Docket No. FAA-2017-0129.

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Affected Aircraft

The Boeing Company Model 737-500 series airplanes identified in Boeing Special Attention Service Bulletin 737-53-1315, Revision 1, dated June 30, 2015.

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