Business · 27/09/2005Updated: 10/17/2026 · 1 min read

FAA Adopts New Airworthiness Directive for Boeing 737 Series Airplanes

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a new airworthiness directive requiring repetitive inspections of Boeing 737-100, -200, -200C, -300, -400, and -500 series airplanes to detect and correct fatigue cracking of the intercostals on the forward and aft sides of the forward entry door, which could lead to loss of the door and rapid decompression of the aircraft.