AD 2000-02-18

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Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-100, -200, -300, -400, and -500 Series Airplanes

AD Number
2000-02-18
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. 97-NM-133-AD
FR Citation
65 FR 5238

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Boeing 737-100 Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-100, -200, -300, -400, and -500 Series Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Contamination of hydraulic fluid from chrome plating chips in reworked PCU manifold cylinder bores could lead to a reduced rate of movement of the elevator, aileron, or rudder.

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Required Actions

Inspect reworked aileron/elevator power control units (PCUs) and rudder PCUs to determine if reworked PCU manifold cylinder bores containing chrome plating are installed. Replace the cylinder bores with those reworked using the oversize method or the steel sleeve method, if necessary.

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Compliance Time

Before further flight

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Affected Aircraft

Boeing Model 737-100, -200, -300, -400, and -500 series airplanes equipped with certain rudder PCUs.

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Retrieved: Apr 6, 2026

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