Boeing 747 Series Aeroplanes
Boeing 747 Series Aeroplanes
Boeing 747 Series Aeroplanes
| AD/B747/353 | Fuselage Skin Cracks aft of Left Main Door | 2/2007 |
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| Applicability: | Model 747-100, -100B, -100B SUD, -200B, -200C, -200F, -300, -400, -400D, -400F, 747SR, and 747SP series aircraft; as identified in Boeing Alert Service Bulletin747-53A2675, original issue, or later FAA approved revision. |
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| Requirement: | Action in accordance with the technical requirements of FAA AD 2006-24-05Amdt 39-14834. |
| Compliance: | As specified in the Requirement document, with a revised effective date of15 February 2007. |
| This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 15 February 2007. | |
| Background: | The FAA received a report of fatigue cracks detected in the skin in section 41 of the fuselage, on an in-service Model 747 aircraft. Such cracking, unless detected and corrected, could join together and cause a loss of structural integrity and rapid decompression of the aircraft. |
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David Villiers
Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority
19 December 2006