AD Amdt-39-10672

Recurring final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747-100 Series Airplanes

AD Number
Amdt-39-10672
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
engine
Docket
Docket No. 97-NM-82-AD
FR Citation
63 FR 39487

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Boeing 747-100 Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747-100 Series Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Cracking of the wing front spar web above engine numbers 2 and 3 and cracked or broken fasteners in the web, which could cause fuel leakage onto an engine and a resultant fire.

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Required Actions

Conduct improved inspections to detect vertical cracks in the wing front spar web above engines 2 and 3, repair as necessary, and revise the repetitive inspection program to include the improved inspections.

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Compliance Time

Before further flight

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Affected Aircraft

Boeing Model 747-100 series airplanes subject to the existing AD requiring repetitive inspections for wing front spar web cracking.

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Retrieved: Apr 6, 2026

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