AD 82-24-03

final rule
Data completeness: 70%

BOEING Model 707/720 Series Airplanes

AD Number
82-24-03
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 Model 707/720 Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company 707-100B Long Body BOEING Model 707/720 Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company 707-100B Short Body BOEING Model 707/720 Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company 707-200 BOEING Model 707/720 Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company 707-300 Series BOEING Model 707/720 Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company 707-300B Series BOEING Model 707/720 Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company 707-300C Series BOEING Model 707/720 Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company 707-400 Series BOEING Model 707/720 Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company 720 Series BOEING Model 707/720 Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company 720B Series BOEING Model 707/720 Series Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Cracks in the nacelle strut diagonal brace and associated fittings due to fatigue.

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Required Actions

Inspect nacelle strut diagonal braces and associated fittings within 500 landings after the effective date using Boeing Service Bulletin A3364, Rev. 3, NSC2 or later FAA-approved revisions. Repeat inspections at intervals specified in Tables 1, 2, and 3. Replace cracked parts or those oversized beyond limits before further flight. For Group III, IV, and VI airplanes, replace diagonal brace assembly if outboard diagonal brace end fitting attach holes are oversized beyond limits within 1000 landings since oversizing.

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Compliance Time

within 500 landings after the effective date

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Affected Aircraft

Boeing Model 707/720 series airplanes listed in Boeing Service Bulletin A3364, Revision 3, NSC-2 and later FAA approved revisions with nacelle strut diagonal braces and associated fittings that have accumulated 7500 or more landings.

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Retrieved: Apr 8, 2026

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