80-20-01: Stringer Modification
FAA order 80-20-01 is an airworthiness directive in force since October 7, 1980. The FAA's subject line: Stringer Modification. It names Boeing 747: about 192 aircraft on the U.S. register today, though an order usually covers particular versions or serial numbers rather than every one. System: airframe structure.
What it applies to as the FAA lists it
- Kind of product
- Aircraft
- Makes
- The Boeing Company
- Models
- 747-100 Series, 747-100B Series, 747-100B SUD Series, 747-200B Series, 747-200C Series, 747-200F Series, 747-300 Series, 747-400 Series, 747-400D Series, 747-400F Series, 747SP Series, 747SR Series
- On this site
- Boeing 747 192 registered
Dates and paperwork
- In force since
- October 7, 1980
- Docket
- Unknown
- Status
- Current
- The FAA's document
- Read the order on the FAA's site
The order itself the regulatory text, as published
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80-20-01 BOEING: Amendment 39-3927. Applies to those Model 747 series airplanes listed under Groups I and II in Boeing Service Bulletin 747-53-2114, Revision 3, dated September 3, 1980, or later FAA approved revisions. Prior to January 31, 1981, unless already accomplished: \n\n\tA.\tModify stringers 18 and 19, left and right side, between fuselage stations 2360 and 2412, in accordance with Boeing Service Bulletin 747-53-2114, Revision 3, dated September 3, 1980, or later FAA approved revisions; or in a manner approved by the Chief, Engineering and Manufacturing Branch, FAA Northwest Region.\n \n\tB.\tUpon request of the operator, an FAA Principal Maintenance Inspector, subject to prior approval by the Chief, Engineering and Manufacturing Branch, FAA Northwest Region, may adjust the compliance times if the request contains substantiating data to justify the increase for that operator. \n\n\tC.\tAircraft may be ferried to a base for maintenance in accordance with Sections 21.197 and 21.199 of the Federal Aviation Regulations.\n\n \tThe manufacturer's specifications and procedures identified and described in this directive are incorporated herein and made a part hereof pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(a)(1). \n\n\tAll persons affected by this directive who have not already received these documents from the manufacturer, may obtain copies upon request to Boeing Commercial Airplane Company, P.O. Box 3707, Seattle, Washington 98124. These documents may also be examined at FAA Northwest Region, 9010 East Marginal Way South, Seattle, Washington 98108. \n\n\tThis amendment becomes effective October 7, 1980.
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Source: FAA Dynamic Regulatory System, airworthiness directives. The FAA's document is the authority; the register counts are this site's, from the FAA register of November 6, 2026. Connections as data: /graph/directive/80-20-01.json · aircraft systems.
