AD 2017-20-05

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Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

AD Number
2017-20-05
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2016-3697
FR Citation
82 FR 45697

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Boeing Company Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Initiation of new fatigue cracking in the fuselage skin of the crown skin panel along locally thinned channels adjacent to the chem-milled steps.

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Required Actions

Add repetitive inspections for cracking in additional areas, and repair if necessary. Remove airplanes from the applicability. Add an optional skin panel replacement, which terminates all inspections. Add an optional preventive modification, which terminates certain inspections. Reduce the compliance time for certain inspections.

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Compliance Time

Within 50 flight hours after the effective date of this AD.

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Affected Aircraft

The Boeing Company Model 757-200, -200CB, and -300 series airplanes, with specific serial numbers and configurations as detailed in the AD.

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Retrieved: Apr 6, 2026

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