AD Amdt-39-10786

Recurring final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 Series Airplanes

AD Number
Amdt-39-10786
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. 98-NM-257-AD
FR Citation
63 FR 50495

Applicability

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

Unsafe Condition

Fatigue cracking of the upper segment of the bulkhead web could result in rapid depressurization of the airplane and consequent reduced controllability.

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Required Actions

Continue certain repetitive inspections for damage or cracking of the aft pressure bulkhead and repair if necessary. Remove certain repetitive inspections for cracking of the bulkhead web to Y-ring lap joint area but retain the initial inspection. Add a one-time inspection from the forward side of the bulkhead to detect fatigue cracking in the upper segment and perform corrective actions if needed.

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Compliance Time

Before further flight

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Affected Aircraft

Boeing Model 747 series airplanes subject to the existing AD requiring repetitive inspections for the aft pressure bulkhead.

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Retrieved: Apr 6, 2026

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