AD 66-13-02

final rule
Data completeness: 70%

BOEING Models 707 and 720 Series Airplanes

AD Number
66-13-02
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Unknown
FR Citation
This information is not available.

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft The Boeing Company 707-100 Long Body BOEING Models 707 and 720 Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company 707-100B Long Body BOEING Models 707 and 720 Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company 707-100B Short Body BOEING Models 707 and 720 Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company 707-200 BOEING Models 707 and 720 Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company 707-300 Series BOEING Models 707 and 720 Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company 707-300B Series BOEING Models 707 and 720 Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company 707-300C Series BOEING Models 707 and 720 Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company 707-400 Series BOEING Models 707 and 720 Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company 720 Series BOEING Models 707 and 720 Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company 720B Series BOEING Models 707 and 720 Series Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Failure of the emergency exit light circuit or dome light switch to function properly during power loss on the essential a.c. bus could result in inadequate illumination during takeoff and landing.

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Required Actions

Within 125 hours' time in service after May 13, 1966, incorporate an operating limitation in the Airplane Flight Manual or adjacent placard requiring the dome light switch to be in the blue, low, or bright position during takeoff and landing. Within 1,200 hours' time in service after May 13, 1966, install a new relay in the emergency exit light circuit or rewire the circuit using existing contacts on the essential a.c. power failure relay to ensure automatic function upon essential a.c. bus power loss, as per Boeing Service Bulletin 1789, Rev. 1 or FAA-approved equivalent. The operating limitation may be removed after completing the modification in (b).

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Compliance Time

Within the next 125 hours' time in service after May 13, 1966 (for part (a)) and within the next 1,200 hours' time in service after May 13, 1966 (for part (b))

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Affected Aircraft

Boeing Models 707 and 720 Series airplanes listed in Boeing Service Bulletin 1789, Revision 1.

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