AD 2021-01-07

Recurring final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

AD Number
2021-01-07
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2020-1109
FR Citation
86 FR 10444

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Boeing Company Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

latent failures of the equipment cooling system and low pressure environmental control system, which, in combination with a cargo fire event, could result in smoke in the flight deck and/or main cabin, and possible loss of aircraft control.

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Required Actions

repetitive testing to verify correct operation of the smoke clearance mode of the equipment cooling system and low pressure environmental control system, and corrective actions if necessary; installing new relays and changing the wiring to the environmental control system, and accomplishing certain concurrent actions.

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Compliance Time

Before further flight

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Affected Aircraft

The Boeing Company Model 737-700 series airplanes having line numbers (L/Ns) 481, 545, 684, 979, 1089, 1211, and 1223.

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Retrieved: Apr 6, 2026

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