AD 90-02-12
Applicability
| Type | Manufacturer | Model | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | 757-200 Series | Airworthiness Directives: BOEING Model 757 Series Airplanes |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | 757-200CB Series | Airworthiness Directives: BOEING Model 757 Series Airplanes |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | 757-200PF Series | Airworthiness Directives: BOEING Model 757 Series Airplanes |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | 757-300 Series | Airworthiness Directives: BOEING Model 757 Series Airplanes |
Unsafe Condition
Loose objects lodging in the control quadrant assembly could cause aileron control system jamming.
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Required Actions
Install flexible deflectors in accordance with Boeing Service Bulletin 757-27-0072 or Revision 1 dated June 29, 1989. Alternate means of compliance or adjustment may be used if approved by the FAA Manager, Seattle Aircraft Certification Office.
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Compliance Time
within the next 12 months after the effective date of this AD
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Affected Aircraft
BOEING Model 757 series airplanes listed in Boeing Service Bulletin 757-27-0072, Revision 1, dated June 29, 1989
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Federal Register Abstract
Aileron Control System
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AD Final Rules - DRS_90-02-12.html Copy URL Print/Save as PDF Document Versions Feedback Details AD Number: 90-02-12 Document Type: AD Final Rules Docket Number: 89-NM-160-AD Subject Heading: Airworthiness Directives: BOEING Model 757 Series Airplanes Subject: Aileron Control System Status: Current Citation: This information is not available. Citation Publish Date: Effective Date: 02/09/1990 Make: The Boeing Company Model: 757-200 Series | 757-200CB Series | 757-200PF Series | 757-300 Series Product Type: Aircraft Product Subtype: Large Airplane Affected AD: Superseded AD: Affected By: Superseded By: Service/Office: Office of Primary Responsibility: CFR Part Reference: Part 39 Comments: AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES FINAL RULES: 90-02-12 CITATION: This information is not available. PAGE NUMBER: DOCKET NUMBER: 89-NM-160-AD AMENDMENT: 39-6439 AD NUMBER: 90-02-12 SUBJECT HEADING: Airworthiness Directives: BOEING Model 757 Series Airplanes ACTION: SUMMARY: DATES: Effective February 9, 1990. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: REGULATORY TEXT: 90-02-12 BOEING: Amendment 39-6439. Docket No. 89-NM-160-AD. Applicability: Model 757 series airplanes, as listed in Boeing Service Bulletin 757-27- 0072, Revision 1, dated June 29, 1989, certificated in any category. Compliance: Required within the next 12 months, after the effective date of this AD, unless previously accomplished. To reduce the possibility of aileron control system jamming due to loose objects being lodged in the control quadrant assembly, accomplish the following: A. Install flexible deflectors in accordance with Boeing Service Bulletin 757-27-0072, dated February 5, 1987, or Revision 1, dated June 29, 1989. B. An alternate means of compliance or adjustment of the compliance time, which provides an acceptable level of safety, may be used when approved by the Manager, Seattle Aircraft Certification Office, FAA, Northwest Mountain Region. NOTE: The request should be forwarded through an FAA Principal Maintenance Inspector (PMI), who will either concur or comment, and then send it to the Manager, Seattle Aircraft Certification Office. C. Special flight permits may be issued in accordance with FAR 21.197 and 21.199 to operate airplanes to a base in order to comply with the requirements of this AD. All persons affected by this directive who have not already received the appropriate service documents from the manufacturer may obtain copies upon request to Boeing Commercial Airplanes, P.O. Box 3707, Seattle, Washington 98124. These documents may be examined at the FAA, Northwest Mountain Region, Transport Airplane Directorate, 17900 Pacific Highway South, Seattle, Washington, or Seattle Aircraft Certification Office, 9010 East Marginal Way South, Seattle, Washington. This amendment (39-6439, AD 90-02-12) becomes effective on February 9, 1990. FOOTER:
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AD Final Rules - DRS_90-02-12.html Copy URL Print/Save as PDF Document Versions Feedback Details AD Number: 90-02-12 Document Type: AD Final Rules Docket Number: 89-NM-160-AD Subject Heading: Airworthiness Directives: BOEING Model 757 Series Airplanes Subject: Aileron Control System Status: Current Citation: This information is not available. Citation Publish Date: Effective Date: 02/09/1990 Make: The Boeing Company Model: 757-200 Series | 757-200CB Series | 757-200PF Series | 757-300 Series 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: 90-02-12 CITATION: This information is not available. PAGE NUMBER: DOCKET NUMBER: 89-NM-160-AD AMENDMENT: 39-6439 AD NUMBER: 90-02-12 SUBJECT HEADING: Airworthiness Directives: BOEING Model 757 Series Airplanes ACTION: SUMMARY: DATES: Effective February 9, 1990. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: REGULATORY TEXT: 90-02-12 BOEING: Amendment 39-6439. Docket No. 89-NM-160-AD. Applicability: Model 757 series airplanes, as listed in Boeing Service Bulletin 757-27- 0072, Revision 1, dated June 29, 1989, certificated in any category. Compliance: Required within the next 12 months, after the effective date of this AD, unless previously accomplished. To reduce the possibility of aileron control system jamming due to loose objects being lodged in the control quadrant assembly, accomplish the following: A. Install flexible deflectors in accordance with Boeing Service Bulletin 757-27-0072, dated February 5, 1987, or Revision 1, dated June 29, 1989. B. An alternate means of compliance or adjustment of the compliance time, which provides an acceptable level of safety, may be used when approved by the Manager, Seattle Aircraft Certification Office, FAA, Northwest Mountain Region. NOTE: The request should be forwarded through an FAA Principal Maintenance Inspector (PMI), who will either concur or comment, and then send it to the Manager, Seattle Aircraft Certification Office. C. Special flight permits may be issued in accordance with FAR 21.197 and 21.199 to operate airplanes to a base in order to comply with the requirements of this AD. All persons affected by this directive who have not already received the appropriate service documents from the manufacturer may obtain copies upon request to Boeing Commercial Airplanes, P.O. Box 3707, Seattle, Washington 98124. These documents may be examined at the FAA, Northwest Mountain Region, Transport Airplane Directorate, 17900 Pacific Highway South, Seattle, Washington, or Seattle Aircraft Certification Office, 9010 East Marginal Way South, Seattle, Washington. This amendment (39-6439, AD 90-02-12) becomes effective on February 9, 1990. FOOTER:
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