Business · 12/10/2005

Boeing Issues Airworthiness Directive for 727, 727C, 727-100, and 727-100C Series Airplanes

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has adopted a new airworthiness directive requiring repetitive inspections of the lower lobe forward cargo door cutout on certain Boeing Model 727, 727C, 727-100, and 727-100C series airplanes to detect and correct fatigue cracking, which could lead to loss of the cargo door and rapid decompression.