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Final ruleTakes effect Dec. 7, 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 Nov. 2, 2026. Document 2026-22317. Updated Nov. 5, 2026.

What it does

The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2023-07- 09, which applied to certain The Boeing Company Model 747-400 and -8 series airplanes. AD 2023-07-09 required inspecting for wear of the transfer pump housing inlet check valves and transfer pump motor impeller inlet adapters for the horizontal stabilizer fuel tank and doing corrective actions, if necessary, and limited the installation of affected parts. This AD was prompted by the manufacturer developing further action to address the unsafe condition. This AD requires repetitive inspections for damage of the transfer pump housing inlet check valves and transfer pump motor impeller inlet adapters for the horizontal stabilizer fuel tank and applicable on-condition actions. This AD also limits the installation of affected parts under certain conditions. 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

Compared with

The Federal Aviation Administration has published 476 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

1080 earlier Federal Register documents under regulation identifier 2120-AA64 since Jan. 1, 2025.

Since then:

What happens next and when

This AD is effective December 7, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-22317
ActionFinal rule.
AgenciesTransportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration
PublishedNov. 2, 2026
Effective dateDec. 7, 2026
Regulation identifier (RIN)2120-AA64
DocketFAA-2026-7215

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