AD 96-14-06

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Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 777-200 Series Airplanes

AD Number
96-14-06
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
96-NM-134-AD
FR Citation
(Federal Register: July 09, 1996 (Volume 61, Number 132))

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft The Boeing Company 777-200 Series Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 777-200 Series Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Failure of the lockwire on the bearing retainer nut of the pivot fittings of the horizontal stabilizer, leading to loosening of the retainer nut and subsequent migration of the pivot bearing.

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Required Actions

Perform a visual inspection for broken lockwires on the bearing retainer nut within 150 flight cycles after the effective date. Depending on findings, repeat inspections at intervals of 500, 450, or 10 flight cycles and modify the bearing nut retention means within specified flight cycles as per Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 777-55A0003, Revision 1.

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Compliance Time

Within 150 flight cycles after the effective date of this AD

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Affected Aircraft

Boeing Model 777-200 series airplanes; line positions 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, and 23; certificated in any category.

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