FAA airworthiness directive publication

AD 2018-05-06

2018-03-07 · Final rule publication · Federal Register document 2018-04261

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Literal model wording

The recorded model designators are 787-8, 787-9. Wording before the model list:

The Boeing Company

Original model-list text:

787-8 and 787-9

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Historical relationship wording

Source publication: 2018-03-07 · Document 2018-04261. Observation edition: selected-ad-source-text-extension-1.0.0.

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Applicability text in this publication

(c) Applicability

    This AD applies to The Boeing Company Model 787-8 and 787-9 
airplanes, certificated in any category, as identified in Boeing 
Alert Service Bulletin B787-81205-SB500008-00, Issue 001, dated 
December 7, 2016.

Effective-date text

This AD is effective April 11, 2018.

Publication context

Historical effective date recorded in the publication: 2018-04-11. This date does not establish which directive controls today.

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(b) Affected ADs

    This AD replaces AD 2016-09-12, Amendment 39-18510 (81 FR 27300, 
May 6, 2016) (``AD 2016-09-12'').

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