Airworthiness Directive · Amendment 39-22891 · Fuselage
The Boeing Company Airplanes
This AD applies to The Boeing Company Model 757-200, -200CB, and -200PF series airplanes, certificated in any category, as identified in Boeing Alert Requirements Bulletin 757-53A0115 RB, dated January 25, 2022.
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model 757-200, -200CB, and -200PF series airplanes. This AD was prompted by a crack growth analysis, which indicated that current inspections are not adequate to detect cracks in certain sections of the upper frame at the frame splice between certain stringers before a single frame fails. This AD requires an inspection or records review for existing repairs, repetitive inspections for cracks of the upper frame at the frame splices between certain stringers in certain sections, 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 757-53A0115 RB, dated January 25, 2022, do all applicable actions identified in, and in accordance with, the Accomplishment Instructions of Boeing Alert Requirements Bulletin 757-53A0115 RB, dated January 25, 2022.
Note 1 to paragraph (g): Guidance for accomplishing the actions required by this AD can be found in Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 757-53A0115, dated January 25, 2022, which is referred to in Boeing Alert Requirements Bulletin 757-53A0115 RB, dated January 25, 2022.
(1) Where the Compliance Time columns of the tables in the “Compliance” paragraph of Boeing Alert Requirements Bulletin 757-53A0115 RB, dated January 25, 2022, use the phrase “the original issue date of Requirements Bulletin 757-53A0115 RB,” this AD requires using the effective date of this AD.
(2) Where Boeing Alert Requirements Bulletin 757-53A0115 RB, dated January 25, 2022, specifies contacting Boeing for repair instructions or for alternative inspections: This AD requires doing the repair and doing the alternative inspections and applicable on-condition actions using a method approved in accordance with the procedures specified in paragraph (i) of this AD.
(3) For airplanes on which winglet structural provisions (original equipment manufacturer (OEM) wingtips) or Aviation Partners Boeing (APB) winglets have been installed in accordance with APB Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) ST01518SE: This AD requires dividing the applicable compliance times and repeat intervals specified in the “Compliance” paragraph of Boeing Requirements Bulletin 757-53A0115 RB, dated January 25, 2022, by a factor of two.
(4) For airplanes modified by VT MAE STC ST03562AT: Where paragraph (g) of this AD requires doing “all applicable actions identified in, and in accordance with, the Accomplishment Instructions of Boeing Alert Requirements Bulletin 757-53A0115 RB, dated January 25, 2022,” this AD requires obtaining inspection instructions and applicable repair instructions in accordance with the procedures specified in paragraph (i) of this AD at the later of the compliance times specified in paragraphs (h)(4)(i) and (ii) of this AD. Comply with all applicable instructions at the time specified in the instructions.
(i) Before 50,000 total flight cycles.
(ii) Within 2,500 flight cycles after the effective date 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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