# AD 62-12-02: Cabin Cove Light Circuit Unit

- Type: Airworthiness directive
- Status: Current
- Products: Boeing 707-100 Long Body, 707-100B Long Body, 707-100B Short Body, 707-200, 707-300 Series, 707-300B Series, 707-300C Series, 707-400 Series, 720 Series and 720B Series
- Effective: June 2, 1962
- Superseded by: Nothing supersedes this AD
- Product type: Aircraft, Large airplane
- Registered aircraft: 6 may be affected, by airframe or engine model (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/8AC7A1C8F2ADA2C18625699100716052.0001
- DRS record last changed: May 30, 2024
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ad/62-12-02

## The airworthiness directive

62-12-02 BOEING: Amdt. 444 Part 507 Federal Register May 23, 1962. Applies to All Models 707 and 720 Series Aircraft Incorporating Boeing Production Revision 14324 Which Installs Sprague JN 10-220 and/or Genistron GF-1997-1 or -2 Combined Filter Ballast Units On The Outboard Side of The Cove Light Raceway Panel at Each Cabin Cove Light Assembly.

Compliance required as indicated.

To prevent a fire hazard due to failure of a filter-ballast in the cabin cove light circuit unit, accomplish the following:

  (a) Unless already accomplished, within the next 10 hours' time in service after the effective date of this AD, deactivate the cove light circuit and do not reactivate until the filter- ballast unit is relocated in accordance with (b).

  (b) Relocate the filter-ballast unit (Sprague JN 10-220 and/or Genistron GF-1997-1 or - 2) from the outboard side of the cove light raceway panel, Boeing P/N 65-18270, to the inboard side of the panel in accordance with the instructions in the modification data portion of Boeing Alert Service Bulletin No. 1601, dated February 14, 1962, or an FAA approved equivalent.

(Boeing Alert Service Bulletin No. 1601 dated February 14, 1962, covers this same subject.)

This directive effective June 2, 1962.

## Affected data sheets (3) (OpenAirDocs)

The type certificate data sheets whose models the AD names.

- [TCDS 4A21](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4A21): The Boeing Company; names 4 of 4 models: 707-100B Short Body, 707-200, 707-100 Long Body, 707-100B Long Body
- [TCDS 4A26](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4A26): The Boeing Company; names 4 of 4 models: 707-300B Series, 707-400 Series, 707-300 Series, 707-300C Series
- [TCDS 4A28](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4A28): The Boeing Company; names 2 of 2 models: 720B Series, 720 Series

## Registered aircraft it may apply to (OpenAirDocs)

Matched by airframe and engine model; the AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

- Aircraft: 6 (6 by airframe model, 0 by engine model)
- Makers: Boeing 6

Models with the most aircraft:

- [Boeing 707-338C](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-707-338c): 2 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Boeing 707-368C](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-707-368c): 1 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Boeing 707-321B](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-707-321b): 1 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Boeing 707-323B](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-707-323b): 1 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Boeing 707-351B](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-707-351b): 1 aircraft (airframe model)

All 5 models: https://openairdocs.org/ad/62-12-02/models.md
Every aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/ad/62-12-02/aircraft.md

Its text cites no advisory circulars or STCs.

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