Boeing 747 Series Aeroplanes
Boeing 747 Series Aeroplanes
Boeing 747 Series Aeroplanes
| AD/B747/363 | Fuselage Skin at Bulk Cargo Door Cutout | 11/2007 |
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| Applicability: | Model 747-100, -200B, -200C, and -200F series aircraft; as identified in Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 747-53A2673 original issue, or later FAA approved revision. |
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| Requirement: | Action in accordance with the technical requirements of FAA AD 2007-17-13 Amdt 39-15171. |
| Compliance: | As specified in the Requirement document. |
| This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 25 October 2007. | |
| Background: | The FAA received a report of a 2-inch crack through the fuselage skin and internal bonded doubler at the cutout of the bulk cargo door light. Undetected cracking could result in reduced structural integrity of the fuselage at the bulk cargo door and consequent rapid decompression of the aircraft. |
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David Villiers
Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority
13 September 2007