AD 2018-03-10

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Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

AD Number
2018-03-10
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2017-0901
FR Citation
83 FR 5912

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Boeing Company Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Scribe line damage on fuselage skin, caused by sharp tools used during fuselage maintenance, may lead to fatigue cracking, rapid decompression, and inability of the principal structural element to sustain limit load.

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Required Actions

Detailed inspections of fuselage skin for the presence of scribe lines, and applicable on-condition actions, including inspections up to 149 work-hours x $85 per hour = $12,665 per inspection cycle.

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Compliance Time

Within 50 flight hours

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Affected Aircraft

All The Boeing Company Model 757-300 series airplanes, certificated in any category.

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