AD 69-03-02
Applicability
| Type | Manufacturer | Model | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | 707-100 Long Body | BOEING Models 707, 720, and 727 Airplanes |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | 707-100B Long Body | BOEING Models 707, 720, and 727 Airplanes |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | 707-100B Short Body | BOEING Models 707, 720, and 727 Airplanes |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | 707-200 | BOEING Models 707, 720, and 727 Airplanes |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | 707-300 Series | BOEING Models 707, 720, and 727 Airplanes |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | 707-300B Series | BOEING Models 707, 720, and 727 Airplanes |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | 707-300C Series | BOEING Models 707, 720, and 727 Airplanes |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | 707-400 Series | BOEING Models 707, 720, and 727 Airplanes |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | 720 Series | BOEING Models 707, 720, and 727 Airplanes |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | 720B Series | BOEING Models 707, 720, and 727 Airplanes |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | 727-100 Series | BOEING Models 707, 720, and 727 Airplanes |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | 727-100C Series | BOEING Models 707, 720, and 727 Airplanes |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | 727-200 Series | BOEING Models 707, 720, and 727 Airplanes |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | 727-200F Series | BOEING Models 707, 720, and 727 Airplanes |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | 727 Series | BOEING Models 707, 720, and 727 Airplanes |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | 727C Series | BOEING Models 707, 720, and 727 Airplanes |
Unsafe Condition
Failure of the rudder pedal adjustment crank assembly could result in loss of rudder control.
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Required Actions
Remove the existing rudder pedal adjustment crank assembly and replace with a modified or new crank assembly in accordance with specified Boeing Service Bulletins or equivalent design approved by FAA.
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Compliance Time
Within the next 2,500 hours time in service after 1 March 1969, or within the next 1,000 hours' time in service after 6 March 1970 for additional Model 707's and 720's listed in Revision 1 of Service Bulletin 2536.
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Affected Aircraft
Boeing Models 707, 720, and 727 airplanes listed in Boeing Service Bulletins 2536 (for 707 and 720) and 27-100 (for 727), including those in Revision 1 of SB 2536 dated 23 January 1970.
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Federal Register Abstract
Rudder Pedal Adjustment Crank Assembly
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AD Final Rules - DRS_69-03-02.html Copy URL Print/Save as PDF Document Versions Feedback Details AD Number: 69-03-02 Document Type: AD Final Rules Docket Number: Unknown Subject Heading: BOEING Models 707, 720, and 727 Airplanes Subject: Rudder Pedal Adjustment Crank Assembly Status: Current Citation: This information is not available. Citation Publish Date: Effective Date: 03/06/1970 Make: The Boeing Company Model: 707-100 Long Body | 707-100B Long Body | 707-100B Short Body | 707-200 | 707-300 Series | 707-300B S...Show more Product Type: Aircraft Product Subtype: Large Airplane Affected AD: Superseded AD: Affected By: Superseded By: Service/Office: Office of Primary Responsibility: CFR Part Reference: Part 39 Comments: AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES FINAL RULES: 69-03-02 CITATION: This information is not available. PAGE NUMBER: DOCKET NUMBER: Unknown AMENDMENT: 39-949 AD NUMBER: 69-03-02 SUBJECT HEADING: BOEING Models 707, 720, and 727 Airplanes ACTION: SUMMARY: DATES: Effective March 6, 1970. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: REGULATORY TEXT: 69-03-02 BOEING: Amdt. 39-718 as amended by Amendment 39-949. Applies to Models 707, 720, and 727 airplanes listed in Service Bulletin Nos. 2536, dated 1 June 1967, as revised by Revision 1, 23 January 1970 and Service Bulletin 27-100 dated 8 June 1967, or later FAA approved revisions. Compliance required as indicated. A) Within the next 2,500 hours time in service after 1 March 1969, unless already accomplished, for those aircraft listed in Boeing Service Bulletin No. 2536, dated 1 June 1967, for Model 707's and 720's or Boeing S.B. No. 27-100 dated 8 June 1967 for 727's, or later FAA approved revision, remove the existing rudder pedal adjustment crank assembly and replace with a modified or new crank assembly in accordance with Boeing Service Bulletin No. 2536, dated 1 June 1967, for Model 707's and 720's or Boeing Service Bulletin No. 27-100, dated 8 June 1967, for Model 727's or later FAA approved revisions or an equivalent design approved by the Chief, Aircraft Engineering Division, FAA Western Region. B) Within the next 1,000 hours' time in service after the effective date of this amendment to Amendment 39-718 (34 F.R. 1769), AD 69-03-02, for those additional Model 707's and 720's listed in Revision 1, dated 23 January 1970, to Boeing Service No. 2536, and not previously listed in S.B. No. 2536, unless already accomplished, remove the existing rudder pedal adjustment crank assembly, and replace with a modified or new crank assembly, in accordance with Boeing S.B. No. 2536, Revision 1, dated 23 January 1970, or later FAA approved revisions, or an equivalent design approved by Chief, Aircraft Engineering Division, FAA Western Region. Amendment 39-718 effective March 1, 1969. This amendment (39-949) becomes effective March 6, 1970. FOOTER:
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AD Final Rules - DRS_69-03-02.html Copy URL Print/Save as PDF Document Versions Feedback Details AD Number: 69-03-02 Document Type: AD Final Rules Docket Number: Unknown Subject Heading: BOEING Models 707, 720, and 727 Airplanes Subject: Rudder Pedal Adjustment Crank Assembly Status: Current Citation: This information is not available. Citation Publish Date: Effective Date: 03/06/1970 Make: The Boeing Company Model: 707-100 Long Body | 707-100B Long Body | 707-100B Short Body | 707-200 | 707-300 Series | 707-300B S...Show more Product Type: Aircraft Product Subtype: Large Airplane Affected AD: Superseded AD: Affected By: Superseded By: Service/Office: Office of Primary Responsibility: CFR Part Reference: Part 39 Comments: AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES FINAL RULES: 69-03-02 CITATION: This information is not available. PAGE NUMBER: DOCKET NUMBER: Unknown AMENDMENT: 39-949 AD NUMBER: 69-03-02 SUBJECT HEADING: BOEING Models 707, 720, and 727 Airplanes ACTION: SUMMARY: DATES: Effective March 6, 1970. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: REGULATORY TEXT: 69-03-02 BOEING: Amdt. 39-718 as amended by Amendment 39-949. Applies to Models 707, 720, and 727 airplanes listed in Service Bulletin Nos. 2536, dated 1 June 1967, as revised by Revision 1, 23 January 1970 and Service Bulletin 27-100 dated 8 June 1967, or later FAA approved revisions. Compliance required as indicated. A) Within the next 2,500 hours time in service after 1 March 1969, unless already accomplished, for those aircraft listed in Boeing Service Bulletin No. 2536, dated 1 June 1967, for Model 707's and 720's or Boeing S.B. No. 27-100 dated 8 June 1967 for 727's, or later FAA approved revision, remove the existing rudder pedal adjustment crank assembly and replace with a modified or new crank assembly in accordance with Boeing Service Bulletin No. 2536, dated 1 June 1967, for Model 707's and 720's or Boeing Service Bulletin No. 27-100, dated 8 June 1967, for Model 727's or later FAA approved revisions or an equivalent design approved by the Chief, Aircraft Engineering Division, FAA Western Region. B) Within the next 1,000 hours' time in service after the effective date of this amendment to Amendment 39-718 (34 F.R. 1769), AD 69-03-02, for those additional Model 707's and 720's listed in Revision 1, dated 23 January 1970, to Boeing Service No. 2536, and not previously listed in S.B. No. 2536, unless already accomplished, remove the existing rudder pedal adjustment crank assembly, and replace with a modified or new crank assembly, in accordance with Boeing S.B. No. 2536, Revision 1, dated 23 January 1970, or later FAA approved revisions, or an equivalent design approved by Chief, Aircraft Engineering Division, FAA Western Region. Amendment 39-718 effective March 1, 1969. This amendment (39-949) becomes effective March 6, 1970. FOOTER:
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