Airworthiness Directives (ADs)
CAA-2016-04-013
The aircraft owner or operator shall comply with Airworthiness Directives issued by the CAA or the aeronautics authority of the State of Design (SoD) of the aviation products, appliances and parts, and take all necessary actions thereto.
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Issue Date
- 2016/04/15
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Applicability
- The Boeing Company Model 747-400 and -400D series airplanes
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Model Number
- 747-400 and -400D series airplanes
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CAA AD Number
- CAA-2016-04-013
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Aeronautics Authority of Original AD
- FAA
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Original AD Number
- 2016-07-31
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Effective Date
- 2016/04/18
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Subject
- To detect and correct fatigue cracking in certain upper chords of the upper deck floor beam, which could become large and cause the floor beams to become severed and result in rapid decompression or reduced controllability of the airplane.
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Reference Publications (Revision/ATA/SB)
- ATA 53. This AD replaces AD 2013-22-11(CAA-2013-11-002). Reference: Service Bulletin 747-53A2688, Revision 2, dated August 21, 2014.
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