AD 2022-03-21

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Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

AD Number
2022-03-21
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2021-0664
FR Citation
87 FR 12561

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Boeing Company Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

ignition sources inside the fuel tanks and increased flammability exposure of the fuel tanks caused by latent failures, alterations, repairs, or maintenance actions, which could result in a fuel tank explosion and consequent loss of an airplane.

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Required Actions

revising the existing maintenance or inspection program, as applicable, to incorporate new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations, performing inspections in accordance with each Airworthiness Limitation Instruction (ALI) task specified in paragraphs (g)(1) through (14) of this AD, and revising the maintenance/inspection program within 180 days after the effective date of this AD.

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Compliance Time

Within 180 days after the effective date of this AD.

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Affected Aircraft

The Boeing Company Model 787-8, 787-9, and 787-10 airplanes, with line numbers 1 through 5, 10, 13, and 15 through 19 inclusive.

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Retrieved: Apr 6, 2026

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