74-18-10: Horizontal Stabilizer and Elevator
FAA order 74-18-10 is an airworthiness directive. The FAA's subject line: Horizontal Stabilizer and Elevator. 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, 720 Series, 720B 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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74-18-10 BOEING: Amendment 39-1945. Applies to all model 707/720 series airplanes, certificated in all categories. \n\n\tCompliance required as indicated. \n\tTo prevent potential oscillatory longitudinal flight on Boeing models 707/720 series airplanes, accomplish the following: \n\tBy September 1, 1976, unless already accomplished, inspect and adjust the contour mismatch of the upper surfaces between the horizontal stabilizer and elevator in accordance with Boeing Service Bulletin No. 3151, or later FAA approved revisions or in a manner approved by the Chief, Engineering and Manufacturing Branch, FAA Northwest Region. \n\n\tThis amendment becomes effective thirty (30) days after publication in the Federal Register.
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/74-18-10.json · aircraft systems.