Airworthiness Directive · Amendment 39-22726 · Fuselage
The Boeing Company Airplanes
This AD applies to The Boeing Company Model 757-200, 757-200CB, and 757-300 airplanes, certificated in any category, as identified in Boeing Alert Requirements Bulletin 757-53A0120 RB, dated January 17, 2022.
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model 757-200, 757-200CB, and 757-300 airplanes. This AD was prompted by cracks on both sides of the airplane in the station (STA) 1640 frame web between S-14 and S-15. This AD requires an inspection or maintenance records check for existing liner holes in the STA 1640 frame web between S-14 and S-15, and applicable on-condition actions. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
Except as specified by paragraph (h) of this AD: At the applicable times specified in the “Compliance” paragraph of Boeing Alert Requirements Bulletin 757-53A0120 RB, dated January 17, 2022, do all applicable actions identified in, and in accordance with, the Accomplishment Instructions of Boeing Alert Requirements Bulletin 757-53A0120 RB, dated January 17, 2022. Actions identified as terminating action in Boeing Alert Requirements Bulletin 757-53A0120 RB, dated January 17, 2022, terminate the applicable required actions of this AD, provided the terminating action is done in accordance with the Accomplishment Instructions of Boeing Alert Requirements Bulletin 757-53A0120 RB, dated January 17, 2022.
Note 1 to paragraph (g): Guidance for accomplishing the actions required by this AD can be found in Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 757-53A0120, dated January 17, 2022, which is referred to in Boeing Alert Requirements Bulletin 757-53A0120 RB, dated January 17, 2022.
(1) Where the Compliance Time columns of the tables in the “Compliance” paragraph of Boeing Alert Requirements Bulletin 757-53A0120 RB, dated January 17, 2022, refer to the original issue date of Requirements Bulletin 757-53A0120 RB, this AD requires using the effective date of this AD.
(2) Where Boeing Alert Requirements Bulletin 757-53A0120 RB, dated January 17, 2022, specifies contacting Boeing for repair instructions: This AD requires doing the repair before further flight using a method approved in accordance with the procedures specified in paragraph (i) of this AD.
(3) For airplanes that have been modified in accordance with supplemental type certificate (STC) ST01518SE, with or without blended or scimitar blended winglets installed: This AD requires all compliance times and repetitive intervals required by this AD, as specified in the “Compliance” paragraph of Boeing Alert Requirements Bulletin 757-53A0120 RB, dated January 17, 2022, to be divided by a factor of 2.
(4) For airplanes identified as Group 1 in Boeing Alert Requirements Bulletin 757-53A0120 RB, dated January 17, 2022, that have been converted from a passenger to freighter configuration with VT Mobile Aerospace Engineering (MAE) STC ST03562AT: This AD requires compliance with all applicable actions and compliance times specified for Group 3 airplanes.
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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