Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 757-200 and -300 Series Airplanes

This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Boeing Model 757-200 and -300 series airplanes, that requires modification of the off-wing emergency evacuation slide system. This amendment is prompted by reports that a certain type of off-wing escape slide aboard several airplanes separated from the airplane during flight. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent separation of the emergency evacuation slide from the airplane, which could result in damage to the fuselage and unavailability of an escape slide during an emergency evacuation.