AD 2020-15-14

Recurring final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

AD Number
2020-15-14
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2020-0208
FR Citation
85 FR 45762

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Boeing Company Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

cracks in the longeron extension fittings, which can become large and adversely affect the structural integrity of the airplane.

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Required Actions

repetitive inspections of the longeron extension fittings for cracking; repetitive high frequency eddy current (HFEC) inspections of any modified, repaired, or replaced longeron extension fitting for cracking; and applicable on-condition actions, including replacement, repair, and modification.

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Compliance Time

Within 50 flight hours

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Affected Aircraft

The Boeing Company Model 747-400 and 747-400F series airplanes, and additional Model 747-100, 747-100B, 747-100B SUD, 747-200B, 747-200C, 747-200F, 747-300, 747-400D, 747SR, and 747SP series airplanes.

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Retrieved: Apr 6, 2026

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