AD 2018-09-08

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Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

AD Number
2018-09-08
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2017-0776
FR Citation
83 FR 19615

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Boeing Company Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

cracks in the frame web common to the stringer ties adjacent to the air-conditioning support brackets, which could result in a severed frame, and, in combination with potential multiple site damage (MSD) at the stringer S-10 lap splice or chem-milled skin cracks, could result in possible rapid decompression and loss of structural integrity of the airplane.

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Required Actions

an inspection of the frame for any air-conditioning bracket assembly or intercostal, and, depending on the results, repetitive inspections of the frame web for cracking of certain locations, and applicable on-condition actions.

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Compliance Time

Within 50 flight hours

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Affected Aircraft

The Boeing Company Model 737-200, -300, -400, and -500 series airplanes.

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