FD-340 receipt and attached Northwest Airlines 727 exterior color scheme blueprints

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Original title: FD-340 receipt and attached Northwest Airlines Boeing 727 exterior color scheme blueprints

Document date 1 December 1978

Part 86pages 258–2636 pagesDB Cooper-38335, DB Cooper-38336, DB Cooper-38337, DB Cooper-38338, DB Cooper-38340

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 86 pp. 258–263 (DB Cooper-38335, DB Cooper-38336, DB Cooper-38337, DB Cooper-38338, DB Cooper-38340), Form, dated 1 Dec 1978 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-86%3A258-263

b6 b7C

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FD-340 REV. (6-14-77)

Se Sub. P. Field File No. MP 164-73 (666) 00 and File No. SE 164-81-1a Date Received 12-1-78 From (NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR) NWAL (ADDRESS OF CONTRIBUTOR) Mpls - St. Paul [guess: Airport] By (SPECIAL AGENT) To Be Returned: [ ] Yes Receipt Given: [ ] Yes [X] No [X] No Description: Blueprints depicting location of [guess: seal] or [illegible] 727

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See Serial 164-81-8040

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DB Cooper-38335

LET | CHANGE | DATE | BY U | REVISED NOTE 22 & DETAIL FOR COVERING PAINT (M) | 3-22-76 | b6 b7C

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SE 164-81-1a (b6b) KEEP ATTACHED TO EXHIBIT

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8C11-33163-12 LOGO

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NOTES CONT. 19. LEAVE A 1.5 WIDE BARE METAL STRIPE AROUND ALL COCKPIT & EYEBROW WINDOWS 20. EXPOXY PRIMER PER BMS-10-79 (DESOTO 8N513-731 OR EQUIV) AND FLEXIBLE POLYURETHANE ENAMEL COLOR BAC 7025 GREY GLOSS PER BMS 10-60 TYPE II OPTIONAL TO COROGARD. 21. PAINTING OF UPPER SURFACE OF HORIZONTAL STABILIZER OPTIONAL DEPENDING ON CONDITION. 22. PAINT ENTIRE INSPAR SKIN FROM BBL 70.5 TO WS 760.5 BETWEEN FRONT & REAR SPAR (OPTIONAL) PAINTING FASTENER ROWS 5.6 6.5 8 ONLY (PREFERRED) APPLY BMS 10-79 PRIMER (S/N 18/-PR-720) BMS 5-95 TYPE 16 SEALANT (S/N 185-SE-195) 2 BAND AT FASTENER ROWS ONLY AND BMS 10-60 TYPE II GREY ENAMEL (S/N 18/-EN-599)(FREE CORROSION PREVENTION MANUAL D6-41910 PART II 57-30-27 FIG 4) 23. PLACARDS BAC 27DPA152, BAC27DPA151, BAC27DPA 66 & BAC27DPA138 ARE NOT REQUIRED ON 727C A/C (488-499) WHICH HAVE BEEN MODIFIED PER E.O. 35166 SECT. II & III. 24. REF. NWA DWG 4011-34338 - MAINTENANCE MARKINGS & PROTECTIVE PAINT.

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1/25/81-2 KIT.

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WHITE SEMI-GLOSS POLYURETHANE ENAMEL MA

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DB Cooper-38336

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1-1.0 [-.25

[Cross-section diagram of aircraft skin/spar assembly]

[guess: P.S.] [guess: 5.37]

[Dimensional annotations:] 160

[guess: 1.0] [guess: .074]

[guess: 9. Th]

-- .25 DEPTH 1

4 [guess: MODIFIER] GRIP/[guess: KRFL] .1862 WHITE, TYPE E, [guess: SNCC] [guess: LH], [guess: ALLOY] IN A SOLID PATTERN [guess: IN.]

(.74) (.245)

- [guess: CLASS] ENCY [guess: LA] S[guess: OLID] [guess: PATTERN] & [guess: LREEN]

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BBL 70.50 | FRONT / SPAR

-- S-8 -- S-6 FASTENER .E (i) (+) (i) 2.0 ROW -- REAR -- SPAR

TYPICAL PAINT INSTALLATION AT TITANIUM FASTENER R W5 S-6 & S-8

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QUANTITY REQUIRED EW [guess: SURFACE] DR CK 6/25/69 LIMITS FINISH UNLESS NOTED HEAT TR. M FRACTION ± 1/32 DECIMAL ± .010 SCALE AP 11-14 69 ANGLE ± 1/4 3/16 NOTED DESIG 727-100 NEXT ASS'Y FINAL REASON CODE

PART NO. DESCRIPTION STOCK SIZE SPEC'S. NWA STK. NO.

NORTHWEST AIRLINES, INC. ISSUED PROJ 35459 REV b6 COLOR SCHEME INSTL - b7C 4D11-33176 7L7 EXTERIOR SHEET 2 OF [guess: 2] 12/1/76

DB Cooper-38337

LET | CHANGE | DATE | BY A | ADDED OVERWING ESCAPE POLITE | [illegible] | b6 B | ADDED BAC MOL 24Y, BACMOL 24Y F | [illegible] | b7C BACM9L22 DECALS C | ADDED NOTE 19 | [illegible] D | BAC 751 GRAY WAS BAC 7051 | [illegible] E | ADDED NOTE 20 | 3/2/73 F | ADDED NOTE 21 | [illegible] G | ADDED NOTES 22 F 23, DETAIL [guess: XI] | 5/17/74 H | DELETED 2" STRIPE AROUND CAPT. FLOOR SLIDING | 2/10/75 WINDOW, REVISED NOTE 19, REF. BAC TWX NWMSE 7(RE3721[guess: 40])

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SE 1(A) - 8/1/[guess: 12] (666) KEEP ATTACHED TO EXHIBIT

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PAINT THE LOWER SURFACE OF HORIZONTAL STABILIZER & THE LOWER SURFACE OF THE ELEVATOR AND TAB. MAY BE PAINTED BUT MUST BE REBALANCED OR BALANCE CHECKED AND PLACARD [guess: EBAC] [guess: 15K] GRAY ENAMEL)

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[partial aircraft diagram visible] AIN BAQ 502 LOE GLOSS

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NOTE 1. ALL EXPOSED PRIMER SURFACES & THE DECORATIVE PATTERNS SHALL RECEIVE ONE COAT OF BMS 10-11 TYPE 2 ENAMEL COLOR GREY BAC 707 GLOSS APPLIED PER DG-1816. EXPOSED SURFACES ARE DEFINED AS EXTERIOR AREAS WHEN ALL ACCESS DOORS ARE IN PLACE & CONTROL SURFACES ARE IN FAIRED POSITION. 2. DO NOT PAINT RUBBER OR MOHAIR SEALS, OR STAINLESS STEEL RUB STRIPS THRESHOLDS OR ANODIZED HANDLES OR DOOR HANDLE PANS OR DUMMY WINDOW PLATES. 3. DO NOT PAINT 4. REFERENCE DWG BAC 65-39747 5. NWA FN 7C23-3/726-2 THPU-11 AS REQ. (PAINT PER EWG 7C23-3/726 OPT) 6. NWA FN 7C23-2/721-2 THRU-14 AS REQ. (PAINT PER DWG 7C22-2/721 OPT) [guess: 8]. EDGE SEAL DECALS APPLIED TO BARE METAL & PAINTED SURFACES WITH "SCOTCHCAL" BRAND EDGE SEALER #3950. PRE-MASKED DECALS APPLIED PRIOR TO PAINTING DO NOT REQUIRE EDGE SEALING. [guess: 8b]. BMS 10-11 PRIMER & ENAMEL [guess: 9a]. ALL 727A/727C AIRCRAFT [guess: 10]. 727C AIRCRAFT ONLY [guess: 11]. POLITE RADOME TO PAINT SHOP. DO NOT

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DB Cooper-38338

Page 5 of 6Part 86 p. 262

12. REF. DWG 9B11-32616 FOR GENERAL PAINT USAGE & P/N's. 13. SM5 10-60 OR EQUIV. 14. SEE FAL DWG 65-38578 FOR OTHER STANDARD EXTERIOR MARKINGS. 15. FOR LETTER SPACING ON 727C SEE SHEET 2 6. APPLY GOODYEAR GRIPPED AB62 WHITE, SMOOTH SLIP RESISTANT WALKWAY STRIP'S OVER U.S. PAINT A-9L-W-176 WHITE POLYURETHANE ENAMEL. APPLY GRIPPED STRIPES OVER U.S. PAINT AA-92-B-16 BLACK POLYURETHANE ENAMEL INDICATORS. 10. APPLY GOODYEAR GRIPPED AB62 WHITE SMOOTH SLIP- RESISTANT WALKWAY COATING ONLY (APPLY SOLID - NO STRIPES). DO NOT APPLY WHITE POLYURETHANE ENAMEL UNDERCOAT ON THIS AREA. 18. EDGE OF GOODYEAR GRIPPED SLIP-RESISTANT WALKWAY. (NOTES CONT. SHT 2)

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CM9L2AX DECAL BAC 014-ME-953 CM9L2AY DECAL 014-ME-959 CM9L2E DECAL 018-ME-925 M9SIA5 DECAL 018-ME-9[illegible] CM9L2BC DECAL 018-ME-919 CM9L2AW DECAL 018-ME-920 CM9[illegible] DE[illegible] 018-ME-9[illegible] L-[illegible]AP DECAL 018-ME-974 CM9E2[illegible] DECAL 018-ME-923 L-A[illegible]X DECAL 018-M-926 K270PA952 PLACARD 014-PL-164 -270PA[illegible] PLACARD [illegible] C270PA[illegible] PLACARD 014-PL-163 C270PA138 PLACARD BAC 014-PL-162 N-3[illegible]33[illegible] DECAL NWA 014-DE-212 N-33165-12 LOGO 018-DE-3402 29-3/726 DECAL 23, 3/721 DECAL N-33165-2 KIT "ORIENT" N-33165-1 KIT "NORTHWEST" NWA

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PART NO. DESCRIPTION STOCK SIZE SPEC'S. NWA STK. NO.

FINISH NORTHWEST AIRLINES, INC. ISSUED REV HEAT TR. PROJ 35459 SCALE 2/1 NOTED COLOR SCHEME INSTL - 4011 [illegible] NEXT ASS'Y FINAL 727 EXTERIOR

SLIP RESISTANT WALKWAY STRIPS OVER U.S. PAINT A-30-A-176 WHITE POLYURETHANE ENAMEL. APPLY GRIPTRED STRIPS OVER U.S. PAINT AA-92-B-16 EACH POLYURETHANE ENAMEL INDICATORS. No. APPLI[guess: CATION] GOODYEAR GRIPTRED A 862 WHITE SMOOTH SLIP-RESISTANT WALKWAY COATING ONLY (APPLY SOLID - NO STRIPES) DO NOT APPLY WHITE POLYURETHANE ENAMEL UNDERCOAT ON THIS AREA. A. EDGE OF GOODYEAR GRIPTRED SLIP-RESISTANT WALKWAY. (NOTES [illegible] [illegible])

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AR | BACM9LZAX | DECAL | | | BAC | 014-ME-953 AR | BACM9LZAY | DECAL | | | | 014-ME-959 AR | EACM9LZ2 | DECAL | | | | 018-ME-925 1 | BA[guess: C]M9S1A5 | DECAL | | | | 018-ME-921 1 | [guess: EV]CM9L2BC | DECAL [illegible] | [illegible] | [illegible] | | 018-ME-919 2 | B[guess: A]CM9LZAW | DECAL [illegible] | [illegible] | [illegible] | | 018-ME-928 2 | EACM9-J0A4X | DECAL [illegible] | [illegible] | [illegible] | | 018-ME-922 1 | BACM[guess: 9E]/AP | DECAL [illegible] | | | | 018-ME-924 | BACM9E2Y[illegible] | DECAL | | | | 018-ME-923 A | [illegible]M9E7[illegible] | DECAL | | | | 018-N[guess: O]-926 | [illegible] 2Z0PA 152 | PLACARD | | | | 014-PL-164 | [illegible] 2Z0PA 66 | PLACARD | | | | [guess: 014]-PL-[guess: 167] | 2Z0PA [guess: 1]E1 | PLACARD | | | | 014-PL-163 | -2Z0PA 136 | PLACARD | | | BAC | 014-PL-162 | [illegible] 11-33033 | DECAL | | | NWA | 014-DE-212 2 | 86 11-33165-12 | "LOGO" | | | | 018-DE-340 AR | 7623-33726 | DECAL | | | | AR | 7623-31721 | DECAL | | | | 2 | 86 11-33165-2 | KIT "ORIENT" | | | NWA | 2 | 86 1-33165-1 | KIT "NORTHWEST" | | | NWA |

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DR | 6-25-69 | LIMITS: UNLESS NOTED FRACTION ± 1/32 DECIMAL ± .010 ANGLE ± 1/2 | FINISH | NORTHWEST AIRLINES, INC. | ISSUED | REV b6 CK | 6/25/69 | | HEAT TR. | COLOR SCHEME INSTL - | PROJ 35459 ✓ | b7C CK | | | SCALE | 2 & 1 & NOTED | | 4D11-33176 AP | 9-19-69 | DESIG 727-[guess: 1]00 | NEXT ASS'Y | FINAL | 727 EXTERIOR | SHEET 1 OF 2 | | | | | | | 12/1/78

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DB Cooper-38340

Serials: SE 164-81-1A, SE 164-81-8040