# AD 89-26-12: Elevator Actuator Inspection - Type: Airworthiness directive - Status: Current - Products: Boeing 757-200 Series, 757-200CB Series, 757-200PF Series and 757-300 Series - Effective: January 26, 1990 - Superseded by: Nothing supersedes this AD - Product type: Aircraft, Large airplane - Amendment: 39-6429 - Docket: 89-NM-96-AD - Registered aircraft: 270 may be affected, by airframe or engine model (OpenAirDocs) - FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/E7F8B4ACE5E7CEEB8625695E00604192.0001 - DRS record last changed: May 30, 2024 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ad/89-26-12 ## The airworthiness directive 89-26-12 BOEING: Amendment 39-6429. Docket No. 89-NM-96-AD. Applicability: Model 757 series airplanes, listed in Boeing Service Letter 757-SL-27-43, dated May 3, 1989, certificated in any category. Compliance: Required within the next 60 days after the effective date of this AD, unless previously accomplished. To prevent unacceptable airframe vibration during flight, accomplish the following: A. Conduct a one-time inspection of the left and right elevator power control actuator to determine the presence of the bushings, in accordance with Boeing Service Letter 757-SL-27-43, dated May 3, 1989. If any bushing is missing, prior to further flight, install a new bushing in accordance with the Boeing Model 757 Maintenance Manual. B. Within 10 days after the completion of the inspection required by paragraph A., above, submit a report of findings, positive or negative, to the Manager, Manufacturing Inspection District Office, FAA, 7300 Perimeter Road South, Seattle, Washington 98108. Reports must include the aircraft serial number. C. An alternate means of compliance or adjustment of the compliance time, which provides an acceptable level of safety, may be used when approved by the Manager, Seattle Aircraft Certification Office, FAA, Northwest Mountain Region. NOTE: The request should be forwarded through an FAA Principal Maintenance Inspector (PMI), who will either concur or comment, and then send it to the Manager, Seattle Aircraft Certification Office. D. Special flight permits may be issued in accordance with FAR 21.197 and 21.199 to operate airplanes to a base in order to comply with the requirements of this AD. All persons affected by this directive who have not already received the appropriate service documents from the manufacturer may obtain copies upon request to Boeing Commercial Airplanes, P.O. Box 3707, Seattle, Washington 98124. These documents may be examined at the FAA, Northwest Mountain Region, Transport Airplane Directorate, 17900 Pacific Highway South, Seattle, Washington, or Seattle Aircraft Certification Office, 9010 East Marginal Way South, Seattle, Washington. This amendment (39-6429, AD 89-26-12) becomes effective on January 26, 1990. ## Affected data sheets (1) (OpenAirDocs) The type certificate data sheets whose models the AD names. - [TCDS A2NM](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A2NM): The Boeing Company; names 4 of 4 models: 757-200CB Series, 757-200PF Series, 757-300 Series, 757-200 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: 270 (270 by airframe model, 0 by engine model) - Makers: Boeing 270 Models with the most aircraft: - [Boeing 757-232](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-232): 63 aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 757-224](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-224): 40 aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 757-222](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-222): 38 aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 757-223](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-223): 23 aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 757-236](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-236): 20 aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 757-251](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-251): 18 aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 757-351](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-351): 16 aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 757-231](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-231): 13 aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 757-324](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-324): 9 aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 757-200 SERIES](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-200-series): 7 aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 757-204](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-204): 6 aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 757-225](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-225): 5 aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 757-230](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-230): 4 aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 757-258](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-258): 3 aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 757-256](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-256): 3 aircraft (airframe model) - [Boeing 757-260PF](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-260pf): 2 aircraft (airframe model) All 16 models: https://openairdocs.org/ad/89-26-12/models.md Every aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/ad/89-26-12/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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