# AD 69-03-02: Rudder Pedal Adjustment Crank Assembly - 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707-400 Series, 720 Series, 720B Series, 727-100 Series, 727-100C Series and 4 more - Effective: March 6, 1970 - Superseded by: Nothing supersedes this AD - Product type: Aircraft, Large airplane - Amendment: 39-949 - Registered aircraft: 31 may be affected, by airframe or engine model (OpenAirDocs) - FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/85FE65BE36346CE286256E0100546FB7.0001 - DRS record last changed: May 30, 2024 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ad/69-03-02 ## The airworthiness directive 69-03-02 BOEING: Amdt. 39-718 as amended by Amendment 39-949. Applies to Models 707, 720, and 727 airplanes listed in Service Bulletin Nos. 2536, dated 1 June 1967, as revised by Revision 1, 23 January 1970 and Service Bulletin 27-100 dated 8 June 1967, or later FAA approved revisions. Compliance required as indicated. A) Within the next 2,500 hours time in service after 1 March 1969, unless already accomplished, for those aircraft listed in Boeing Service Bulletin No. 2536, dated 1 June 1967, for Model 707's and 720's or Boeing S.B. No. 27-100 dated 8 June 1967 for 727's, or later FAA approved revision, remove the existing rudder pedal adjustment crank assembly and replace with a modified or new crank assembly in accordance with Boeing Service Bulletin No. 2536, dated 1 June 1967, for Model 707's and 720's or Boeing Service Bulletin No. 27-100, dated 8 June 1967, for Model 727's or later FAA approved revisions or an equivalent design approved by the Chief, Aircraft EngineeringDivision, FAA Western Region. B) Within the next 1,000 hours' time in service after the effective date of this amendment to Amendment 39-718 (34 F.R. 1769), AD 69-03-02, for those additional Model 707's and 720's listed in Revision 1, dated 23 January 1970, to Boeing Service No. 2536, and not previously listed in S.B. No. 2536, unless already accomplished, remove the existing rudder pedal adjustment crank assembly, and replace with a modified or new crank assembly, in accordance with Boeing S.B. No. 2536, Revision 1, dated 23 January 1970, or later FAA approved revisions, or an equivalent design approved by Chief, Aircraft Engineering Division, FAA Western Region. Amendment 39-718 effective March 1, 1969. This amendment (39-949) becomes effective March 6, 1970. ## Affected data sheets (4) (OpenAirDocs) The type certificate data sheets whose models the AD names. - [TCDS A3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3WE): The Boeing Company; names 6 of 6 models: 727-100 Series, 727 Series, 727-200 Series, 727-100C Series, 727-200F Series, 727C Series - [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: 31 (31 by airframe model, 0 by engine model) - Makers: Boeing 31 Models with the most aircraft: - [Boeing 727-223](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-223): 9 aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 727-227](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-227): 4 aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 707-338C](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-707-338c): 2 aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 727-225](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-225): 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) - [Boeing 727-200F](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-200f): 1 aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 727-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-200): 1 aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 727-212](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-212): 1 aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 727-230](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-230): 1 aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 727-232](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-232): 1 aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 727-243](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-243): 1 aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 727-247](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-247): 1 aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 727-264](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-264): 1 aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 727-281](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-281): 1 aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 727-277](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-277): 1 aircraft (airframe model) All 18 models: https://openairdocs.org/ad/69-03-02/models.md Every aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/ad/69-03-02/aircraft.md Its text cites no advisory circulars or STCs. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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