Airworthiness Directive · Amendment 39-19800 · Fuselage
The Boeing Company Airplanes
Superseded. A later AD replaced this one: AD 2022-15-09. Comply with the one in force.
This AD applies to The Boeing Company Model 757-200, -200CB, and -300 series airplanes, certificated in any category, as identified in Boeing Alert Requirements Bulletin 757-53A0112 RB, dated November 16, 2018.
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model 757-200, -200CB, and -300 series airplanes. This AD was prompted by reports of cracks initiating in the fuselage frame web at body station (STA) 1640. This AD requires, depending on configuration, a general visual inspection for any previous repair, such as any reinforcing repair or local frame replacement repair, repetitive open hole high frequency eddy current (HFEC) inspections for any crack of the fuselage frame web fastener holes, on the left and right side of the airplane, and applicable on- condition actions. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
(1) For all airplanes except those identified in paragraphs (g)(2) through (4) of this AD: Except as specified by paragraph (h) of this AD, at the applicable times specified in the “Compliance” paragraph of Boeing Alert Requirements Bulletin 757-53A0112 RB, dated November 16, 2018, do all applicable actions identified in, and in accordance with, the Accomplishment Instructions of Boeing Alert Requirements Bulletin 757-53A0112 RB, dated November 16, 2018.
Note 1 to paragraphs (g)(1) through (4): Guidance for accomplishing the actions required by this AD can be found in Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 757-53A0112, dated November 16, 2018, which is referred to in Boeing Alert Requirements Bulletin 757-53A0112 RB, dated November 16, 2018.
Note 2 to paragraphs (g)(1) through (4): Accomplishing certain repairs required by this AD might affect AD 2018-06-07, Amendment 39-19227 (83 FR 13398, March 29, 2018) (“AD 2018-06-07”), and necessitate requesting an alternative method of compliance (AMOC) to AD 2018-06-07.
(2) For airplanes on which Aviation Partners Boeing (APB) blended or scimitar blended winglets are installed in accordance with Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) ST01518SE: Except as specified by paragraph (h) of this AD, at the applicable times specified in paragraph 1.E., “Compliance” of APB Alert Service Bulletin AP757-53-002, Revision 3, dated August 14, 2019, do all applicable actions identified in, and in accordance with, the Accomplishment Instructions of Boeing Alert Requirements Bulletin 757-53A0112 RB, dated November 16, 2018.
(3) Except as specified by paragraph (h) of this AD: For Group 1 airplanes that have been converted from a passenger to freighter configuration using VT Mobile Aerospace Engineering (MAE) Inc. STC ST03562AT, at the applicable times specified for Group 2 airplanes in the “Compliance” paragraph of Boeing Alert Requirements Bulletin 757-53A0112 RB, dated November 16, 2018, do all applicable Group 2 actions, as identified in, and in accordance with, the Accomplishment Instructions of Boeing Alert Requirements Bulletin 757-53A0112 RB, dated November 16, 2018.
(4) Except as specified by paragraph (h) of this AD: For Group 4 airplanes that have been converted from a passenger to freighter configuration using VT MAE Inc. STC ST03562AT, at the applicable times specified for Group 5 airplanes in the “Compliance” paragraph of Boeing Alert Requirements Bulletin 757-53A0112 RB, dated November 16, 2018, do all applicable Group 5 actions as identified in, and in accordance with, the Accomplishment Instructions of Boeing Alert Requirements Bulletin 757-53A0112 RB, dated November 16, 2018.
(1) Where Boeing Alert Requirements Bulletin 757-53A0112 RB, dated November 16, 2018, uses the phrase “the original issue date of Requirements Bulletin 757-53A0112 RB,” this AD requires using “the effective date of this AD,” except where Boeing Alert Requirements Bulletin 757-53A0112 RB, dated November 16, 2018, uses the phrase “the original issue date of Requirements Bulletin 757-53A0112 RB” in a note or flag note.
(2) Where Boeing Alert Requirements Bulletin 757-53A0112 RB, dated November 16, 2018, specifies contacting Boeing for repair instructions or for alternative inspections: This AD requires doing the repair, or doing the alternative inspections and applicable on-condition actions using a method approved in accordance with the procedures specified in paragraph (j) of this AD.
(3) Where Aviation Partners Boeing Alert Service Bulletin AP757-53-002, Revision 3, dated August 14, 2019, uses the phrase “the original issue date of this service bulletin,” this AD requires using “the effective date of this AD,” except where Aviation Partners Boeing Alert Service Bulletin AP757-53-002, Revision 3, dated August 14, 2019, uses the phrase “the original issue date of this Service Bulletin” in a note or flag note.
(4) Where Aviation Partners Boeing Alert Service Bulletin AP757-53-002, Revision 3, dated August 14, 2019, specifies contacting Boeing for repair instructions or for alternative inspections: This AD requires doing the repair, or doing the alternative inspections and applicable on-condition actions using a method approved in accordance with the procedures specified in paragraph (j) of this AD.
The aircraft, engines and makers this AD names, by the model designations in its text. A model listed here may still be outside the AD's serial ranges.
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