AD 2023-05-06

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Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

AD Number
2023-05-06
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2022-1063
FR Citation
88 FR 20070

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Boeing Company Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Degraded performance of the oxygen sensor could result in the system failing to detect when the air separation module (ASM) performance degrades below the acceptable threshold for nitrogen-enriched air, leading to the fuel tank becoming more flammable due to receiving poor-quality nitrogen-enriched air.

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Required Actions

Revise the existing maintenance or inspection program to incorporate new airworthiness limitations for periodic replacement, or testing and replacement if necessary, of the oxygen sensor of the nitrogen generation system (NGS).

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Compliance Time

Within 12 months of the effective date of the AD.

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Affected Aircraft

The Boeing Company Model 737-8, 737-9, and 737-8200 airplanes having original airworthiness certificate or original export certificate of airworthiness issued on or before April 1, 2021, and with a line number specified in paragraph (c)(2) of the AD.

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Retrieved: Apr 6, 2026

Rights: U.S. Government Public Domain

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