# Proposed AD FAA-2021-1168: The Boeing Company Airplanes

- Type: Proposed airworthiness directive (not in force)
- Status: Became AD 2022-16-09
- Products: Boeing
- Product type: Aircraft
- Action: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
- Published: February 23, 2022, 87 FR 10110
- Comments due: April 11, 2022
- Became: [AD 2022-16-09](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2022-16-09)
- Docket: FAA-2021-1168 (https://www.regulations.gov/docket/FAA-2021-1168, where comments are filed)
- Project: AD-2021-00825-T
- FR document: 2022-03804
- Official PDF: https://openairdocs.org/files/sha256/99/fa/99faceb5c3a854e2aae057de8c5cbcb1447daedf64ca58fc1fbf7d8128749e9b (from https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-02-23/pdf/2022-03804.pdf)
- Federal Register: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/02/23/2022-03804/airworthiness-directives-the-boeing-company-airplanes
- FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/FR-ADNPRM-2022-03804-00000000000.0001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/proposed/FAA-2021-1168

## Summary

The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model 737-8 airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by a report that, during production, a small number of fasteners in certain locations of the center fuel tank were cap sealed on top of a black stripe of ink with a clear overcoat. This clear overcoat is not an approved surface for sealing and can potentially compromise sealant adhesion. Compromised sealant adhesion can, over time, affect the lightning-protection properties of the airplane. This proposed AD would require preparation of the affected surface areas to ensure that there is adequate sealant adhesion, and complete encapsulation of the discrepant fastener locations with the approved production sealant. The FAA is proposing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

## Notices in this docket

- Feb 23, 2022: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). (first notice), FR document 2022-03804, comments due Apr 11, 2022 (https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/02/23/2022-03804/airworthiness-directives-the-boeing-company-airplanes)

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