60-04-02: Wing Foreflaps
FAA order 60-04-02 is an airworthiness directive. The FAA's subject line: Wing Foreflaps. It names Boeing 707: about 9 aircraft on the U.S. register today, though an order usually covers particular versions or serial numbers rather than every one. System: airframe structure.
What it applies to as the FAA lists it
- Kind of product
- Aircraft
- Makes
- The Boeing Company
- Models
- 707-100 Long Body, 707-100B Long Body, 707-100B Short Body, 707-200, 707-300 Series, 707-300B Series, 707-300C Series, 707-400 Series
- On this site
- Boeing 707 9 registered
Dates and paperwork
- Docket
- Unknown
- Status
- Current
- The FAA's document
- Read the order on the FAA's site
The order itself the regulatory text, as published
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60-04-02\tBOEING: Amdt. 104 Part 507 Federal Register February 20, 1960. Applies to all Model 707 series aircraft. \n\tDue to recent failures of the wing foreflaps, the following shall be accomplished: \n\t(a)\tAt intervals not to exceed 65 hours' time in service, inspect all foreflaps except the two outboard foreflap sections (P/N's 65-7360-3007 through 65-7360-3010, 65-7360-3023, and 65-7360-3024) on the outboard flaps as follows: \n\t\t(1)\tConduct detail visual inspection of foreflaps for any evidence of cracking. \n\t\t(2)\tBy use of borescope or equivalent, inspect interior web, flanges and cutouts on both inboard and outboard end ribs for cracks or other damage. \n\t(b)\tAny foreflap showing evidence of cracking or other damage must be replaced or repaired in accordance with FAA approved manufacturer's instructions prior to next flight. \n\t(c)\tThe special inspections in (a) above may be discontinued when an inertia damper P/N's 69-11124-1 (left wing) and 69-11124-2 (right wing) has been installed on the foreflaps. \n\t(Boeing Service Bulletin No. 546 (R-2) dated November 18, 1959, covers criteria on the same subject.)
Related safety bulletins advice on the same designs, not orders
2014-11-24NM-15-03 · Flight Controls
2014-11-06NM-15-02 · Cabin Equipment/Furnishings
2007-03-14NM-07-19 · Freeplay of the outboard aileron tabs
Source: FAA Dynamic Regulatory System, airworthiness directives. The FAA's document is the authority; the register counts are this site's, from the FAA register of November 6, 2026. Connections as data: /graph/directive/60-04-02.json · aircraft systems.