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Final ruleTook effect July 6, 2026

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 May 29, 2026. Document 2026-10803. Updated Nov. 10, 2026.

What it does

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all The Boeing Company Model 747-100, -100B, -100B SUD, -200B, -200C, - 200F, -300, -400, -400D, -400F, 747SP, and 747SR series airplanes. This AD was prompted by reports of corrosion damage found on a certain satellite communications (SATCOM) high gain antenna adapter plate. This AD requires repetitive detailed inspections (DETs) of the SATCOM high gain antenna adapter plate for corrosion 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 482 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

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

Since then:

What happens next and when

This AD is effective July 6, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-10803
ActionFinal rule.
AgenciesTransportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration
PublishedMay 29, 2026
Effective dateJuly 6, 2026
Regulation identifier (RIN)2120-AA64
DocketFAA-2025-3422

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