Airworthiness Directive · Amendment 39-22773 · Wings
The Boeing Company Airplanes
This AD applies to all The Boeing Company Model 757-200, PF, -200CB, and -300 series airplanes, certificated in any category.
The FAA is correcting an airworthiness directive (AD) that was published in the Federal Register. That AD applies to all The Boeing Company Model 757 airplanes. As published, the AD number referenced throughout the final rule is incorrect. This document corrects that error. In all other respects, the original document remains the same.
Except as specified by paragraph (h) of this AD: At the applicable times specified in the “Compliance” paragraph of Boeing Alert Requirements Bulletin 757-57A0073 RB, Revision 3, dated May 5, 2023, do all applicable actions identified in, and in accordance with, the Accomplishment Instructions of Boeing Alert Requirements Bulletin 757-57A0073 RB, Revision 3, dated May 5, 2023.
Note 1 to paragraph (g): Guidance for accomplishing the actions required by this AD can be found in Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 757-57A0073, Revision 3, dated May 5, 2023, which is referred to in Boeing Alert Requirements Bulletin 757-57A0073 RB, Revision 3, dated May 5, 2023.
(1) Where the Compliance Time columns of the tables in the “Compliance” paragraph of Boeing Alert Requirements Bulletin 757-57A0073 RB, Revision 3, dated May 5, 2023, use the phrase “the Original Issue date of Requirements Bulletin 757-57A0073 RB,” this AD requires using “September 10, 2018 (the effective date of AD 2018-16-05, Amendment 39-19345 (83 FR 38250, August 6, 2018))” (AD 2018-16-05).
(2) Where the Compliance Time columns and notes of the tables in the “Compliance” paragraph of Boeing Alert Requirements Bulletin 757-57A0073 RB, Revision 3, dated May 5, 2023, use the phrase “the Revision 1 date of Requirements Bulletin 757-57A0073 RB,” this AD requires using “January 14, 2021 (the effective date of AD 2020-21-17, Amendment 39-21290 (85 FR 79418, December 10, 2020))” (AD 2020-21-17).
(3) Where the Compliance Time columns and notes of the tables in the “Compliance” paragraph of Boeing Alert Requirements Bulletin 757-57A0073 RB, Revision 3, dated May 5, 2023, use the phrase “the Revision 2 date of Requirements Bulletin 757-57A0073 RB,” this AD requires using “June 10, 2022 (the effective date of AD 2022-08-12).”
(4) Where the Compliance Time columns and notes of the tables in the “Compliance” paragraph of Boeing Alert Requirements Bulletin 757-57A0073 RB, Revision 3, dated May 5, 2023, use the phrase “the Revision 3 date of Requirements Bulletin 757-57A0073 RB,” this AD requires using the effective date of this AD.
(5) Where Boeing Alert Requirements Bulletin 757-57A0073 RB, Revision 3, dated May 5, 2023, 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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