Business · 05/10/2010

FAA Issues Airworthiness Directive for Boeing 747-100 Series Airplanes to Detect Cracks in Main Entry Door Cutouts

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is requiring Boeing 747-100 series airplanes to undergo repetitive inspections to detect and correct cracks in the forward edge frame of the number 5 main entry door cutouts, between stringers 16 and 23, due to recent reports of damage to the adjacent body structure that could lead to depressurization in flight.