# Proposed AD FAA-2026-8784: The Boeing Company Airplanes

- Type: Proposed airworthiness directive (not in force)
- Status: Comment period closed
- Products: Boeing 787-8
- Product type: Aircraft
- Action: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
- Published: August 20, 2026, 91 FR 53787
- Comments due: October 5, 2026
- Docket: FAA-2026-8784 (https://www.regulations.gov/docket/FAA-2026-8784, where comments are filed)
- Project: AD-2026-00202-T
- FR document: 2026-17056
- Official PDF: https://openairdocs.org/files/sha256/2c/0c/2c0c8d8cf9889fbee41fa63757c7c5d12a1fee56698592f821a119aef6752079 (from https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-20/pdf/2026-17056.pdf)
- Federal Register: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/20/2026-17056/airworthiness-directives-the-boeing-company-airplanes
- FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/FR-ADNPRM-2026-17056-00000000000.0001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/proposed/FAA-2026-8784

## Summary

The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model 787-8 airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by a report that large forward cargo door (LFCD) split frames may have been manufactured with a material that did not conform to type design. This proposed AD would require an inspection of the LFCD split frames for affected batch numbers and applicable on- condition actions. The FAA is proposing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

## Notices in this docket

- Aug 20, 2026: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). (first notice), FR document 2026-17056, comments due Oct 5, 2026 (https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/20/2026-17056/airworthiness-directives-the-boeing-company-airplanes)

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