14 CFR Part 39[Docket No. FAA-2015-0936; Directorate Identifier 2015-NM-058-AD; Amendment
39-18153; AD 2015-09-07]
RIN 2120-AA64
Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule; request for comments.
SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all The Boeing
Company Model 787 airplanes. This AD requires a repetitive maintenance task for
electrical power deactivation on Model 787 airplanes. This AD was prompted by the
determination that a Model 787 airplane that has been powered continuously for 248 days
can lose all alternating current (AC) electrical power due to the generator control units
(GCUs) simultaneously going into failsafe mode. This condition is caused by a software
counter internal to the GCUs that will overflow after 248 days of continuous power. We
are issuing this AD to prevent loss of all AC electrical power, which could result in loss
of control of the airplane.
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