AD 2021-08-19

Recurring final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

AD Number
2021-08-19
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2021-0307
FR Citation
86 FR 20440

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Boeing Company Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

leakage in the bilge area could, in the event of a cargo fire, result in insufficient Halon concentrations to adequately control the fire, and possible loss of continued safe flight and landing of the airplane.

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Required Actions

repetitive general visual inspections for disengaged or damaged decompression panels of the bilge barriers located in the forward and aft cargo compartments, reinstallation of disengaged but undamaged panels, and replacement of damaged panels.

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Compliance Time

Within 4 calendar months

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Affected Aircraft

The Boeing Company Model 787-8, -9, and -10 airplanes.

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Retrieved: Apr 4, 2026

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