AD 2018-05-06

Recurring final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

AD Number
2018-05-06
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2017-0527
FR Citation
83 FR 9688

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Boeing Company Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Decompression panels disengaging from the bilge barriers located in the forward and aft cargo compartments, providing a path for smoke and Halon to enter the flight compartment and passenger cabin, which could result in the inability to contain and extinguish a fire.

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Required Actions

Replace the existing decompression panels with new panels and adjustable straps (zip ties), and perform repetitive inspections of the bilge barriers located in the forward and aft cargo compartments for disengaged decompression panels, and reinstalling any disengaged panels.

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Compliance Time

Within 36 months of the effective date of this AD.

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Affected Aircraft

The Boeing Company Model 787-8 and 787-9 airplanes.

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