Transport i infrastruktura · 09/12/2004

FAA Adopts New Airworthiness Directive for Boeing 707 and 720 Series Airplanes

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a new airworthiness directive requiring repetitive inspections of Boeing Model 707 airplanes and Model 720 and 720B series airplanes to detect and correct corrosion and cracking of the main landing gear trunnion support ribs, which could lead to collapse of the gear.