AD 91-08-12

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Airworthiness Directives; BOEING Model 737 Series Airplanes

AD Number
91-08-12
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
90-NM-179-AD
FR Citation
This information is not available.

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft The Boeing Company 737-100 Series Airworthiness Directives; BOEING Model 737 Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company 737-200 Series Airworthiness Directives; BOEING Model 737 Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company 737-200C Series Airworthiness Directives; BOEING Model 737 Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company 737-300 Series Airworthiness Directives; BOEING Model 737 Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company 737-400 Series Airworthiness Directives; BOEING Model 737 Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company 737-500 Series Airworthiness Directives; BOEING Model 737 Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company 737-600 Series Airworthiness Directives; BOEING Model 737 Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company 737-700 Series Airworthiness Directives; BOEING Model 737 Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company 737-800 Series Airworthiness Directives; BOEING Model 737 Series Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Disbonded doublers and corrosion/cracks in lap splices and stringer S-17 could cause inability to carry fail-safe loads and rapid decompression.

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Required Actions

Perform a one-time external ultrasonic inspection within 60 calendar days after May 17, 1991. If disbonding is found, conduct HFEC and visual inspections for cracks/corrosion, repair as needed, and install oversize protruding head solid fasteners within specified flight cycles. Repeat inspections at intervals not exceeding 4,500 flight cycles or 15 months, whichever comes first. Replace blind fasteners with solid fasteners within 10,000 flight cycles.

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Compliance Time

Within 60 calendar days after the effective date of this AD (May 17, 1991) for the initial inspection. Subsequent actions must be done prior to further flight or within specified intervals (e.g., 4,500 flight cycles, 15 months, 3,000 flight cycles, 10,000 flight cycles).

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Affected Aircraft

Boeing Model 737 series airplanes, line numbers 520 through 610.

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Source: Official FAA Source ↗

Retrieved: Apr 8, 2026

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