60-10-03: Outboard Aileron Balance Tab
FAA order 60-10-03 is an airworthiness directive. The FAA's subject line: Outboard Aileron Balance Tab. 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: flight controls.
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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60-10-03\tBOEING: Amdt. 144 Part 507 Federal Register May 7, 1960. Applies to the following 707 series aircraft only: Serial Numbers 17586 through 17596, 17609 through 17612, 17628 through 17648, 17658 through 17672, 17696 through 17702, 17925 through 17927. \n\tCompliance required as indicated. \n\n\tAs a result of one known incident wherein aggravated dutch roll was experienced due to improper rigging of the outboard aileron balance tab, the following modifications shall be accomplished: \n\n\tUnless already accomplished, prior to July 1, 1960: \n\n\t(a)\tReplace aileron quadrant rod assembly P/N 90-2480-3001 with redesigned rod assembly P/N 69-10829 (LH and RH side). \n\n\t(b)\tReplace support channel P/N 6-83872-2000 located on beam installation P/N 9- 65133 (aileron lockout crank) with new channel P/N 69-10833. Adjust stop in accordance with maintenance manual procedure. \n\n\t(c)\tRevise rigging of outboard aileron balance tab to 1.5 degrees (plus-minus 0.5 degrees) down with the aileron in the neutral position. \n\n\t(Boeing Service Bulletin No. 583 dated September 24, 1959, pertains to this 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/60-10-03.json · aircraft systems.