AD 66-27-03

final rule
Data completeness: 70%

BOEING Models 707 and 720 Series Airplanes

AD Number
66-27-03
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

Fire in the tail cone due to shorted tail navigation light wires.

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Required Actions

Inspect tail navigation light wiring for frayed or deteriorated wires and inspect protective nylon tube to ensure it is secured to bulkhead. Replace frayed or deteriorated wires and secure nylon tube to bulkhead as necessary before further flight. Repeat inspections every 300 hours' time in service until specified modifications are accomplished, not later than 2,250 hours' time in service from the AD's effective date.

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Compliance Time

Within the next 300 hours' time in service after October 12, 1966, and repeat every 300 hours' time in service until modifications are accomplished but not later than 2,250 hours' time in service from the effective date of this AD.

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Affected Aircraft

Boeing Models 707 and 720 Series Airplanes equipped with nylon tube conduit in the tail cone.

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Retrieved: Apr 8, 2026

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