AD 2019-13-02

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Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

AD Number
2019-13-02
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2019-0022
FR Citation
84 FR 34769

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Boeing Company Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

skin crack growth and multiple adjacent cracks at chem-milled steps in the fuselage skin linking up with each other, which could lead to decompression or loss of structural integrity of the airplane.

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Required Actions

replacement of lower lobe skin panel assemblies, detailed inspections for scribe lines, 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, -200C, -300, -400, and -500 airplanes, certificated in any category, as identified in Boeing Alert Requirements Bulletin 737-53A1379 RB, dated September 4, 2018.

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