AD Amdt-39-10010

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Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-100, -200, -300, -400, and -500 Series Airplanes

AD Number
Amdt-39-10010
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. 96-NM-150-AD
FR Citation
62 FR 24008

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Boeing 737-100 Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-100, -200, -300, -400, and -500 Series Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Contamination of hydraulic fluid from chrome plating chips in reworked aileron, elevator, or rudder power control unit (PCU) manifold cylinder bores could result in a reduced rate of movement of the elevator, aileron, or rudder.

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Required Actions

Inspect reworked aileron/elevator and rudder PCUs to check for manifold cylinder bores with chrome plating. Replace the cylinder bores with those reworked using the oversize method or steel sleeve method if necessary.

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Compliance Time

Before further flight

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Affected Aircraft

Boeing Model 737-100, -200, -300, -400, and -500 series airplanes

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Retrieved: Apr 6, 2026

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