EASA AD US-2021-23-20
Fuselage - Wing Front Spar Structural Joints - Inspection
Federal Register Volume 86, Number 231 (December 6, 2021) Final Rule titled 'Fuselage - Wing Front Spar Structural Joints - Inspection' is an FAA Airworthiness Directive (AD 2021-23-20) applicable to certain Boeing 787-8 and 787-9 airplanes. It addresses structural joint assembly issues that may reduce fatigue thresholds, requiring repetitive inspections and repairs of the front spar pickle fork and outer chord areas to maintain airworthiness.