# AD 90-20-06: Ram Air Turbine Actuator - Type: Airworthiness directive - Status: Current - Products: Boeing 757-200 Series, 757-200CB Series, 757-200PF Series and 757-300 Series - Effective: October 29, 1990 - Superseded by: Nothing supersedes this AD - Product type: Aircraft, Large airplane - Amendment: 39-6748 - Docket: 90-NM-89-AD - Registered aircraft: 270 may be affected, by airframe or engine model (OpenAirDocs) - FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/43E3DA6AFB9BCBE18625695F00702400.0001 - DRS record last changed: May 30, 2024 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ad/90-20-06 ## The airworthiness directive 90-20-06 BOEING: Amendment 39-6748. Docket No. 90-NM-89-AD. Applicability: Model 757 series airplanes, equipped with Arkwin Industries Incorporated part number (P/N) 1211233-005 ram air turbine deployment actuators with serial numbers 213 through 285, certificated in any category. Compliance: Required within the next 3,000 hours time-in-service after the effective date of this AD, unless previously accomplished. To prevent loss of hydraulic power due to failure of the ram air turbine to deploy in the event of dual engine failure, accomplish the following: A. Replace the ram air turbine deployment actuator in accordance with Arkwin Industries Incorporated Service Bulletin 1211233-29-02, dated July 25, 1989. B. 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 (ACO), FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate. NOTE: The request should be submitted directly to the Manager, Seattle ACO, and a copy sent to the cognizant FAA Principal Inspector (PI). The PI will then forward comments or concurrence to the Seattle ACO. C. 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 Airplane Group, P.O. Box 3707, Seattle, Washington 98124. These documents may be examined at the FAA, Northwest Mountain Region, Transport Airplane Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue S.W., Renton, Washington. This amendment (39-6748, AD 90-20-06) becomes effective on October 29, 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/90-20-06/models.md Every aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/ad/90-20-06/aircraft.md Its text cites no advisory circulars or STCs. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.