# AD 62-13-02: Automatic Pilot Trim Servo Wire Bundle

- 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: May 30, 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- Superseded by: Nothing supersedes this AD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/00A547C414A206BE862569910071D08D.0001
- DRS record last changed: May 30, 2024
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ad/62-13-02

## The airworthiness directive

62-13-02 BOEING: Amdt. 446 Part 507 Federal Register May 30, 1962. Applies to 707 and 720 Series Aircraft Listed in Boeing Service Bulletin No. 1698 Dated May 16, 1962.

Compliance required as indicated.

As a result of several cases of damaged wiring in the automatic pilot trim servo wire bundle, accomplish the following one-time inspection:

Within the next 150 hours' time in service after the effective date of this AD unless already accomplished, inspect the wire bundle connected to the autopilot trim servostabilizer limit switches, and stabilizer position transmitter in accordance with Boeing Service Bulletin No. 1698 dated May 16, 1962. If damage is found, repair or replace the wire bundle prior to further flight.

This directive effective May 30, 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/62-13-02/models.md
Every aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/ad/62-13-02/aircraft.md

Its text cites no advisory circulars or STCs.

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