Boeing Birds Beware: FAA Orders Window Upgrades for 787s
Published Date: 2/4/2025
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Summary
If you own or operate a Boeing 787-8, 787-9, or 787-10, listen up! The FAA found some flight deck windows might not handle bird strikes safely, so they’re requiring those windows to be replaced ASAP. This keeps everyone safer in the skies and stops any risky windows from being installed in the future.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Replace unsafe Boeing 787 cockpit windows
If you own or operate a Boeing 787-8, 787-9, or 787-10 airplane, the FAA requires you to replace affected No. 1 flight compartment (cockpit) windows because they may not meet bird-impact design requirements. The rule is intended to address an unsafe condition reported by operators and requires removing those affected windows.
Ban on installing affected flight deck windows
The FAA prohibits installing the affected No. 1 flight compartment windows on Boeing 787-8, 787-9, and 787-10 airplanes. That stops operators and maintenance providers from putting those windows back into service in the future.
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