# Proposed AD FAA-2008-0151: Boeing Model 727 Airplanes

- Type: Proposed airworthiness directive (not in force)
- Status: Became AD 2008-22-12
- Products: Boeing
- Product type: Aircraft
- Action: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
- Published: February 8, 2008, 73 FR 7489
- Comments due: March 24, 2008
- Became: [AD 2008-22-12](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2008-22-12)
- Docket: FAA-2008-0151 (https://www.regulations.gov/docket/FAA-2008-0151, where comments are filed)
- Project: 2007-NM-347-AD
- FR document: E8-2354
- Official PDF: https://openairdocs.org/files/sha256/67/30/6730d714a6135a68da9e5d3cbd10f6e71e5a9c26c98fa283919a04f555b363c4 (from https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-02-08/pdf/E8-2354.pdf)
- Federal Register: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/02/08/E8-2354/airworthiness-directives-boeing-model-727-airplanes
- FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/4ECB2A64B8211677862573E900566806.0001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/proposed/FAA-2008-0151

## Summary

We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Boeing Model 727 airplanes. This proposed AD would require repetitive inspections for any crack in the area of the elevator side fitting/ hinge fitting joint and for any crack or elongation inside and outside of the holes in the clevis and in the lug, corrective actions if necessary, and other specified actions. This proposed AD results from reports of elongated holes and cracks found in the lugs of the attachment fittings of the elevator quadrant upper support assembly at the tip of the vertical fin. We are proposing this AD to detect and correct damage to the aft attachment lugs of the elevator quadrant support assembly that could lead to failure of the lugs. This condition could accelerate wear elsewhere in the elevator control system, which could reduce the crew's ability to maintain safe flight.

## Notices in this docket

- Feb 8, 2008: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). (first notice), FR document E8-2354, comments due Mar 24, 2008 (https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/02/08/E8-2354/airworthiness-directives-boeing-model-727-airplanes)

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