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http://news.yahoo.com/faa-orders-inspection-boeing-737-tail-planes-071555623--finance.html
"We are issuing this AD to prevent premature failure of the attach pins, which could cause reduced structural integrity of the horizontal stabilizer to fuselage attachment, resulting in loss of control of the airplane," the FAA said in the directive issued on Monday.
The airworthiness directive was posted on the website of Federal Register (http://link.reuters.com/pyb47t) and was first reported by the Wall Street Journal late on Sunday.
The FAA said the inspection was "prompted by reports of an incorrect procedure used to apply the wear and corrosion protective surface coating to attach pins of the horizontal stabilizer rear spar."
"We are issuing this AD to prevent premature failure of the attach pins, which could cause reduced structural integrity of the horizontal stabilizer to fuselage attachment, resulting in loss of control of the airplane," the FAA said in the directive issued on Monday.
The airworthiness directive was posted on the website of Federal Register (http://link.reuters.com/pyb47t) and was first reported by the Wall Street Journal late on Sunday.
The FAA said the inspection was "prompted by reports of an incorrect procedure used to apply the wear and corrosion protective surface coating to attach pins of the horizontal stabilizer rear spar."
