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Final ruleTook effect Aug. 14, 2026

Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier, Inc., Airplanes

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register July 10, 2026. Document 2026-13981. Updated Nov. 8, 2026.

What it does

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Bombardier, Inc., Model BD-700-2A12 airplanes. This AD was prompted by reports of missing or under torqued fasteners on the slat 2 cove rib 6 brackets. This AD requires a general visual inspection (GVI) of affected fasteners on slat 2 cove rib 6 brackets to determine if all fasteners are installed 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

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

Since then:

What happens next and when

This AD is effective August 14, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-13981
ActionFinal rule.
AgenciesTransportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration
PublishedJuly 10, 2026
Effective dateAug. 14, 2026
Regulation identifier (RIN)2120-AA64
DocketFAA-2026-3872

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