Boeing 777 Owners: Tougher Crack Checks Now Required by FAA
Published Date: 4/8/2025
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Summary
If you own or work with certain Boeing 777 airplanes, this update means you need to change your maintenance plans to catch any cracks early and keep flying safe. The FAA is making these rules stricter to stop problems before they start, so inspections get tougher and more detailed. These changes kick in soon and might cost a bit more time and money, but they’re all about keeping everyone safe up in the sky!
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2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Required Maintenance Program Revision
If you own or work with certain Boeing 777 airplanes (Model 777-200, -200LR, -300, -300ER, and 777F), you must revise your existing maintenance or inspection program to incorporate new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations. The AD supersedes AD 2012-07-06 and is intended to ensure inspections detect fatigue cracking of principal structural elements (PSEs).
Stricter Inspections Increase Workload
The AD requires new or more restrictive inspection requirements and revisions to maintenance planning and damage tolerance check forms to detect fatigue cracking of principal structural elements (PSEs). These tougher and more detailed inspections may require additional time and money from owners and operators who maintain the affected Boeing 777 models.
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