WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Federal Aviation Administration has issued a rule called: Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes.
The rule was published in the Federal Register on Dec. 9 by Peter A. White, Deputy Director, Integrated Certificate Management Division, Aircraft Certification Service.
Summary: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model 787-9 and 787-10 airplanes. This AD was prompted by reports of multiple supplier notices of escapement (NOEs) documenting pressure deck splice fittings that were possibly manufactured with an incorrect titanium alloy material. This AD requires an inspection of the attach fittings and upper splice fitting of the stub beam horizontal pressure...