AD 2022-05-04

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Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

AD Number
2022-05-04
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2022-0142
FR Citation
87 FR 10299

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Boeing Company Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

5G C-Band interference may affect multiple airplane systems using radio altimeter data, including autopilot flight director system, autothrottle system, flight controls, flight instruments, traffic alert and collision avoidance system (TCAS), ground proximity warning system (GPWS), and configuration warnings, which could result in reduced ability of the flightcrew to maintain safe flight and landing of the airplane.

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Required Actions

Revising the limitations and operating procedures sections of the existing airplane flight manual (AFM) to incorporate specific operating procedures for instrument landing system (ILS) approaches, speedbrake deployment, go-arounds, and missed approaches, when in the presence of 5G C-Band interference as identified by Notices to Air Missions (NOTAMs).

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Compliance Time

Before further flight

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Affected Aircraft

The Boeing Company Model 737-100, -200, -200C, -300, -400, -500, -600, -700, -700C, -800, -900, and -900ER series airplanes, except for Model 737-200 and -200C series airplanes equipped with an SP-77 flight control system.

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Retrieved: Apr 6, 2026

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