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AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE
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AD 70-18-06 ACTIVE

Emergency Hatch Handle
Key Information
AD Number 70-18-06 Status Active
Effective Date September 10, 1970 Issue Date Not specified
Docket Number Unknown Amendment 39-1077
Product Type ["Aircraft"] Product Subtype ["Large Airplane"]
CFR Part --- - Part 39 CFR Section N/A
Citation This information is not available.
Applicability
Manufacturer(s) The Boeing Company
Model(s) 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
Regulatory Text

70-18-06\tBOEING: Amdt. 39-1077. Applies to Model 737 series airplanes listed in Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 52-1034, dated July 24, 1970, or later FAA approved revision. \n\n\tCompliance required within the next 400 hours time in service after the effective date of this AD unless already accomplished. \n\n\tTo prevent the separation of the overwing emergency hatch handle cover from the hatch handle assembly causing confusion and possible blockage during an emergency egress, rework the hatch handle cover in accordance with Boeing Service Bulletin 52-1034, dated July 24, 1970, or later FAA approved revision, or an equivalent rework procedure approved by the Chief, Aircraft Engineering Division, FAA Western Region. \n\n\tThis amendment becomes effective September 10, 1970.

AD 70-18-06 — Emergency Hatch Handle
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