AD 98-04-29

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Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 727 Series Airplanes

AD Number
98-04-29
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
96-NM-78-AD
FR Citation
(Federal Register: February 17, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 31))

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft The Boeing Company 727-100 Series Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 727 Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company 727-100C Series Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 727 Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company 727-200 Series Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 727 Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company 727-200F Series Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 727 Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company 727 Series Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 727 Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company 727C Series Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 727 Series Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

The installation of manual extension gearbox assemblies with incorrect housings could reduce the structural integrity of the assembly and result in an inability to lock the main landing gear in a down position during landing.

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Required Actions

Conduct a one-time visual inspection of the manual extension gearbox assembly to detect incorrect housings; perform repetitive dye penetrant inspections if incorrect housings are found; replace incorrect housings with correct ones.

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Compliance Time

6 months for the initial visual inspection; prior to further flight for the dye penetrant inspection or replacement of discrepant parts.

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Affected Aircraft

Boeing Model 727-100 Series, 727-100C Series, 727-200 Series, 727-200F Series, 727 Series, 727C Series airplanes.

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