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Airworthiness Directive 2017-16-05

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Official AD 2017-16-05 · FR doc 2017-16354 · 2017-08-18 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

What this AD requires

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model 737-600, -700, -700C, -800, -900, and -900ER series airplanes. This AD was prompted by a report of a Krueger flap bullnose departing an airplane during taxi, which caused damage to the wing structure and thrust reverser. This AD requires a one-time detailed visual inspection for discrepancies in the Krueger flap bullnose attachment hardware, and related investigative and corrective actions, if necessary. We are issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

Which aircraft AD 2017-16-05 applies to

MakesBoeing
Models737-600, 737-700, 737-700C, 737-800, 737-900, 737-900ER, 737

Applies to airplanes identified in Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 737-57A1327, Revision 1, dated September 28, 2016. Installation of STC ST00830SE does not affect the ability to accomplish the required actions; no AMOC is necessary for airplanes with STC ST00830SE installed.

Whether AD 2017-16-05 actually applies to your aircraft (by serial and installed parts) and whether it’s already complied with comes from that aircraft’s records.

How AD compliance is recorded

A valid compliance record (14 CFR 43.9) states:

Method of compliance — The specific action taken (inspected, replaced, modified) and to what revision.
Date — When the work was done.
Aircraft time — Total time in service / tach at compliance — how recurring next-due is computed.
Signature & certificate — The A&P/IA who returned it to service, with certificate number.
Is AD 2017-16-05 complied with on your aircraft?

Tailplate reads a tail number’s logbooks and matches every applicable AD — including this one — to its compliance evidence, with recurring next-due dates computed.

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Applicability is derived from the FAA directive corpus and is advisory, not a legal airworthiness determination. Compliance is established only from an aircraft’s actual records.