AD 2017-23-02

Recurring final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

AD Number
2017-23-02
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2017-0715
FR Citation
82 FR 52835

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Boeing Company Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

The fuselage crown skin panels are subject to widespread fatigue damage (WFD), which could lead to cracking. Multiple adjacent cracks could link up and lead to decompression or loss of structural integrity of the airplane.

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Required Actions

Repetitive inspections, replacement, and applicable on-condition actions are required for certain fuselage crown skin panels.

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Compliance Time

Within the inspection intervals specified in the referenced service bulletin.

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Affected Aircraft

The Boeing Company Model 737-200, -200C, -300, -400, and -500 series airplanes, certificated in any category, as identified in Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 737-53A1358, dated April 27, 2017. Installation of Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) ST01219SE does not affect the applicability of this AD.

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