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AD/B747/380 - External Skin Doublers
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| AD/B747/380 | External Skin Doublers | 8/2008 |
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| Applicability: | Model 747-100, -100B, -200B, -200C, -200F, -300, 747SR, and 747SP series aircraft. |
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| Requirement: | Action in accordance with the technical requirements of FAA AD 2008-10-15 Amdt 39-15522.Note: Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 747-53A2748 original issue, or later FAA approved revision, refers. |
| Compliance: | As specified in the Requirement document, with a revised effective date of31 July 2008. |
| This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 31 July 2008. | |
| Background: | The FAA received a report of cracked fastener holes at the right S-6 lap splice between STA 340 and STA 380. Undetected cracking in the fuselage skin could result in rapid decompression and loss of structural integrity. |
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David Villiers
Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority
12 June 2008