Business · 12/10/2005Updated: 10/17/2026 · 1 min read

FAA Adopts New Airworthiness Directive for Boeing 747 Series Airplanes

Summary

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a new airworthiness directive requiring repetitive inspections and repairs for cracks in upper deck floor beams on certain Boeing 747 models, following fatigue testing that revealed severed beams due to cracking.

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