AD/B727/211 MLG Side Strut (Cth)

AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE

For the reasons set out in the background section, the CASA delegate whose signature appears below issues the following Airworthiness Directive (AD) under subregulation 39.001(1) of CASR 1998.  The AD requires that the action set out in the requirement section (being action that the delegate considers necessary to correct the unsafe condition) be taken in relation to the aircraft or aeronautical product mentioned in the applicability section: (a) in the circumstances mentioned in the requirement section; and (b) in accordance with the instructions set out in the requirement section; and (c) at the time mentioned in the compliance section.

Boeing 727 Series Aeroplanes

AD/B727/211 MLG Side Strut 6/2008

Applicability:	Model 727, 727C, 727-100, 727-100C, 727-200, and 727-200F series aircraft.
Requirement:	Action in accordance with the technical requirements of FAA AD 2008-08-02 Amdt 39-15454.
Compliance:	As specified in the Requirement document, with a revised effective date of 5 June 2008.
This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 5 June 2008.
Background:	The FAA received reports of cracked threads on the main landing gear side strut lower segment.  This condition, unless detected and corrected, could result in a fractured side strut and collapse of the landing gear.

David Villiers
Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority

21 April 2008