AD 2018-20-15

Recurring final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

AD Number
2018-20-15
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2017-0771
FR Citation
83 FR 52131

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Boeing Company Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

A Model 787 airplane that has been powered continuously for 248 days can lose all alternating current (AC) electrical power due to the generator control units (GCUs) simultaneously going into failsafe mode.

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Required Actions

Installing new software for the generator control unit (GCU) and removing certain airplanes from the applicability.

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Compliance Time

Before further flight

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Affected Aircraft

The Boeing Company Model 787 airplanes, 55 airplanes of U.S. registry.

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Retrieved: Apr 4, 2026

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