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69-25-03: Engine Cone Bolt Failures

FAA order 69-25-03 is an airworthiness directive in force since December 5, 1969. The FAA's subject line: Engine Cone Bolt Failures. It names Boeing 727: about 37 aircraft on the U.S. register today, though an order usually covers particular versions or serial numbers rather than every one. System: engine.

What it applies to as the FAA lists it

Kind of product
Aircraft
Makes
The Boeing Company
Models
727-100 Series, 727-100C Series, 727-200 Series, 727-200F Series, 727 Series, 727C Series
On this site
Boeing 727 37 registered

Dates and paperwork

In force since
December 5, 1969
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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69-25-03\tBOEING: Amdt. 39-884. Applies to Model 727 series airplanes listed in Boeing Service Bulletin 71-43 dated 10 November 1969, or later FAA approved revisions. \n\n\tCompliance required within the next 500 hours time in service after the effective date of this AD, unless already accomplished. \n\n\tTo prevent engine cone bolt failures, accomplish the inspections and bolt replacement in accordance with the instructions in Boeing Service Bulletin 71-43, dated 10 November 1969, Section II, Pages 4, 5, and 6, Steps A through F, or later FAA approved revisions, or an equivalent inspection and replacement procedure approved by the Chief, Aircraft Engineering Division, FAA Western Region. \n\n\tThis amendment becomes effective December 5, 1969.

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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 2, 2026. Connections as data: /graph/directive/69-25-03.json · aircraft systems.