AD 2018-11-13

Recurring final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

AD Number
2018-11-13
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2017-0779
FR Citation
83 FR 25894

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Boeing Company Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

The degraded stringer bond-line does not meet the residual strength requirements if an adjacent stringer becomes disbonded due to induced damage at a critical location.

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Required Actions

Repetitive inspections of certain upper wing stringers for any disbond and corrective actions, if necessary; and a terminating preventive modification of installing disbond arrestment (DBA) fasteners. The inspection or maintenance program must be revised to incorporate an airworthiness limitation.

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Compliance Time

Before further flight

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Affected Aircraft

The Boeing Company Model 787-8 airplanes.

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