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87-24-08: Hydraulic System

FAA order 87-24-08 is an airworthiness directive in force since December 29, 1987. The FAA's subject line: Hydraulic System. It names Boeing 757: about 440 aircraft on the U.S. register today, though an order usually covers particular versions or serial numbers rather than every one. System: heating, ice protection and utility systems.

What it applies to as the FAA lists it

Kind of product
Aircraft
Makes
The Boeing Company
Models
757-200 Series, 757-200CB Series, 757-200PF Series, 757-300 Series
On this site
Boeing 757 440 registered

Dates and paperwork

In force since
December 29, 1987
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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87-24-08 BOEING: Amendment 39-5775. Applies to Model 757 series airplanes, line position 0002 through 0138, certificated in any category. Compliance required within the next one year after the effective date of this AD, unless previously accomplished. \n\n\tTo prevent shutdown of the power transfer unit and inability to extend the landing gear, accomplish the following: \n\n\tA.\tModify the hydraulic system in accordance with Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 757-29A0035, Revision 1, dated September 10, 1987, or later FAA-approved revision. \n\n\tB.\tAn alternate means of compliance or adjustment of the compliance time, which provides an acceptable level of safety, and which has the concurrence of an FAA Principal Maintenance Inspector, may be used when approved by the Manager, Seattle Aircraft Certification Office, FAA, Northwest Mountain Region. \n\n\tC.\tSpecial flight permits may be issued in accordance with FAR 21.197 and 21.199 to operate airplanes to a base in order to comply with the requirements of this AD.\n \n\tAll persons affected by this directive who have not already received the appropriate service documents from the manufacturer may obtain copies upon request to the Boeing Commercial Airplane Company, P.O. Box 3707, Seattle, Washington 98124-2207. These documents may be examined at the FAA, Northwest Mountain Region, 17900 Pacific Highway South, Seattle, Washington, or the Seattle Aircraft Certification Office, 9010 East Marginal Way South, Seattle, Washington. \n\n\tThis amendment becomes effective December 29, 1987.

Related safety bulletins advice on the same designs, not orders

2026-04-062026-09 · HYDRAULIC POWER, Hydraulic Power Transfer Unit System
2025-02-212025-02 · DOORS, Main Deck Cargo Door
2025-01-142025-01 · HYDRAULIC POWER SYSTEM, Fatigue Failure of Hydraulic Flexible Hoses
2020-04-16NM-20-07 · Navigation - Glideslope System
2019-02-19NE-19-03 · Escape Slide Maintenance Tasks and Intervals - JASC 2565

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/87-24-08.json · aircraft systems.