AD 2018-19-20

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Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

AD Number
2018-19-20
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2018-0412
FR Citation
83 FR 48527

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Boeing Company Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

fatigue cracking of certain fuselage frames and stub beams and possible severed frames, which could result in reduced structural integrity of the frames.

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Required Actions

detailed and eddy current inspections of the fuselage frame and over wing stub beam at body station (BS) 616, BS 639, and BS 597 or BS 601, and buttock line (BL) 45.5 floor beam web at the BS 639 stub beam attachment, and related investigative and corrective 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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Retrieved: Apr 6, 2026

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