AD 59-14-01

Airworthiness directive · Utility Hydraulic System · Boeing 707-100 Long Body, 707-100B Long Body and 707-100B Short Body

Models
707-100 Long Body, 707-100B Long Body, 707-100B Short Body
Data sheet
TCDS4A21
Product
Aircraft · Large airplane

Unofficial copy of the text in the FAA’s Dynamic Regulatory System. The FAA’s own copy is the authoritative one. DRS record last changed May 30, 2024.

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The airworthiness directive

59-14-01 BOEING: Applies to the following Boeing 707-100 Series Aircraft Serial Numbers 17586 through 17591, 17609, 17628 through 17637 and 17658 through 17662. Compliance required as indicated. As a result of the complete loss of hydraulic fluid in the utility hydraulic system of a 707- 100 series aircraft caused by the rupture of the aluminum tube assembly in the nose wheel well door-open system, the following modification shall be accomplished. Prior to July 31, 1959, the nose wheel door-open aluminum tube assembly 50-6848-45 shall be replaced with corrosion resistant steel tubing 3/8 inch O.D. by 0.028 inch wall thickness. (Boeing Service Bulletin No. 412 pertains to this same subject.)

Affected TCDS · 1

The type certificate data sheets for the models this AD names, matched by model and maker.

Registered aircraft

No registered aircraft matched this AD’s modelsForeign aircraft aren’t included, and ADs on propellers and appliances aren’t matched by model.