Airworthiness Directive · Amendment 39-9807 · The Boeing Company Airplanes
The Boeing Company Airplanes
Superseded. A later AD replaced this one: AD 2006-20-02. Comply with the one in force.
This AD applies to The Boeing Company 747 Series (all).
The models as the FAA's AD index lists them. The serial ranges, installed parts and exceptions are in the AD itself: read it at the FAA.
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Boeing Model 747 series airplanes. This action requires inspections to detect disbonding, corrosion, and cracking at the longitudinal rows of fasteners in the bonded skin panels in section 41 of the fuselage, and repair, if necessary. This amendment is prompted by a report of skin cracking due to disbonding of the internal doubler of the cracked skin panels. The actions specified in this AD are intended to prevent rapid decompression of the airplane due to disbonding and subsequent cracking of the skin panels.
