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74-20-02: Pitot Static Tubing

FAA order 74-20-02 is an airworthiness directive. The FAA's subject line: Pitot Static Tubing. It names Boeing 737: about 2,896 aircraft on the U.S. register today, though an order usually covers particular versions or serial numbers rather than every one. System: instruments and avionics.

What it applies to as the FAA lists it

Kind of product
Aircraft
Makes
The Boeing Company
Models
737-100 Series, 737-200 Series, 737-200C Series, 737-300 Series, 737-400 Series, 737-500 Series, 737-600 Series, 737-700 Series, 737-800 Series
On this site
Boeing 737 2,896 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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74-20-02 BOEING: Amendment 39-1969. Applies to all Model 737 airplanes, certificated in all categories, listed in Boeing Service Bulletin 737-34-1031 dated March 1, 1974, or later FAA approved revisions. \n\tTo prevent erroneous information from being displayed on the pitot-static flight instruments: \n\tWithin the next 3500 hours time in service after the effective date of this AD, modify the pitot static tubing to include a vertical rise just inboard of each pitot-static probe in accordance with Boeing Service Bulletin 737-34-1031, dated March 1, 1974, or later FAA approved revisions, or in a manner approved by the Chief, Engineering and Manufacturing Branch, FAA, Northwest Region. \n\tThe manufacturer's specifications and procedures identified and described in this directive are incorporated herein and made a part hereof pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(a)(1). \n\tAll persons affected by this directive who have not already received these documents from the manufacturer may obtain copies upon request to Boeing Commercial Airplane Company, P.O. Box 3707, Seattle, Washington 98124. The documents may be examined at FAA Northwest Region, 9010 East Marginal Way, Seattle, Washington. \n\n\tThis amendment becomes effective 30 days after September 25, 1974.

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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 6, 2026. Connections as data: /graph/directive/74-20-02.json · aircraft systems.