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AD FAA-2025-0473

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

Summary

The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2018-26- 03, which applied to all The Boeing Company Model 757-200 series airplanes. AD 2018-26-03 required, for the Captain's and First Officer's seats, repetitive horizontal actuator identifications, repetitive checks of the horizontal movement system (HMS), a detailed inspection of the HMS, as applicable, and applicable on-condition actions. AD 2018-26-03 also required a general visual inspection to determine the seat part numbers of the Captain's and First Officer's seats, a cable adjustment check on seats with certain seat part numbers, and applicable on-condition actions. This AD was prompted by reports of uncommanded movement of the Captain's and First Officer's seats. This AD retains the requirements of AD 2018-26-03 and adds an inspection for previously omitted part numbers. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

Directive Details

AD Number

FAA-2025-0473

Document Number

2025-21474

Type

Rule

Publication Date

November 28, 2025

Effective Date

January 2, 2026

Affected Manufacturer

The Boeing Company

Criticality

routine

Emergency

No

Docket ID

Docket No. FAA-2025-0473

Topics

Air transportationAircraftAviation safetyIncorporation by referenceSafety

Official Documents

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