Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register Jan. 16, 2026. Document 2026-00839. Updated Nov. 15, 2026.

What it does

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) indicating that multiple cargo barrier fitting links were possibly manufactured with an incorrect titanium alloy material. This AD requires a high frequency eddy current (HFEC) or handheld X-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectrometer inspection of the cargo barrier fitting link to determine the titanium alloy material and applicable on- condition actions. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

The Federal Aviation Administration's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What changed in the regulation

1 part of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

14 CFR 39

Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).

Compared with

The Federal Aviation Administration has published 489 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 518 in all of 2025.

Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.

Before this

593 earlier Federal Register documents under regulation identifier 2120-AA64 since Jan. 1, 2025.

Jan. 16, 2026 Proposed rule; correction. Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes
Jan. 16, 2026 Final rule. Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier, Inc., Airplanes
Jan. 16, 2026 Final rule. Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes
Jan. 16, 2026 Final rule. Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes
Jan. 16, 2026 Final rule; request for comments. Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters
Jan. 13, 2026 Final rule. Airworthiness Directives; Honda Aircraft Company LLC Airplanes
Jan. 12, 2026 Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes
Jan. 12, 2026 Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

Since then:

What happens next and when

This AD is effective February 20, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

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The record as published

Document number	2026-00839
Action	Final rule.
Agencies	Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration
Published	Jan. 16, 2026
Effective date	Feb. 20, 2026
Regulation identifier (RIN)	2120-AA64
Docket	FAA-2025-1110

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register