Airworthiness Directive 2026-05-03
recurringAirworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes
What this AD requires
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model 767-200 and 767-300 series airplanes. This AD was prompted by reports of scribe lines found at skin lap joints and butt joints, around external repairs and antennas, and at locations where external decals had been cut. For some airplanes, this AD requires a detailed inspection for scribe lines and applicable related investigative and corrective actions. For other airplanes, this AD requires repetitive nondestructive testing inspections for cracking at certain stringers of the skin lap joint fuselage skin and applicable corrective actions. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
Which aircraft AD 2026-05-03 applies to
Applies to (i) airplanes identified as Group 13 and 14 in Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 767-53A0193, Revision 3, dated June 27, 2024; (ii) Model 767-200 series airplanes converted to a special freighter by Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) ST01433SE; and (iii) Model 767-300 series airplanes converted to a special freighter by STC ST02040SE. Installation of STC ST01920SE does not affect the ability to accomplish the required actions, so a change-in-product AMOC is not necessary for airplanes with ST01920SE installed.
Whether AD 2026-05-03 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:
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.
Look up a tail number →Read the full directive (Federal Register)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.