AD 2019-08-09

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Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

AD Number
2019-08-09
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
engine
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2018-0703
FR Citation
84 FR 20242

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Boeing Company Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

heat damage to the vapor seals between the engine strut and aft fairing, which could allow flammable fluid leakage out of the aft fairing, resulting in an uncontrolled fire in the engine strut.

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Required Actions

install new aft fairing vapor seals, heatshield seals, heatshield seal retainers, block seals, and outboard lateral restraint access panels, as specified in the Accomplishment Instructions of Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 747-54A2247, dated August 3, 2017.

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Compliance Time

Within 4 years or 4,800 flight cycles after the AD effective date, whichever occurs first.

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Affected Aircraft

all The Boeing Company Model 747-8 and 747-8F series airplanes.

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Retrieved: Apr 6, 2026

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