Boeing 737 Series Aeroplanes
Boeing 737 Series Aeroplanes
Boeing 737 Series Aeroplanes
| AD/B737/337 | Main Wheel Well Pressure Deck Web Panel | 9/2008 |
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| Applicability: | Model 737-300 and -400 series aircraft; as identified in Boeing Special Attention Service Bulletin 737-57-1289 dated 13 June 2007, or later FAA approved revision. |
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| Requirement: | Action in accordance with the technical requirements of FAA AD 2008-13-25 Amdt 39-15588. |
| Compliance: | As specified in the Requirement document, with a revised effective date of28 August 2008. |
| This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 28 August 2008. | |
| Background: | The FAA received several reports indicating that cracks ranging from 0.8 to 8.0 inches long were found on a certain web panel of the main wheel well pressure deck. Undetected fatigue cracking in the web panel of the main wheel well pressure deck could result in venting and consequent decompression of the aircraft. |
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David Villiers
Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority
14 July 2008