AD 2001-08-19

final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-8 Series Airplanes

AD Number
2001-08-19
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. 99-NM-275-AD
FR Citation
66 FR 20918

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft McDonnell Douglas DC-8 Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-8 Series Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Overheating of ballast transformers due to high power demands resulting from aging, which could result in smoke in the cockpit.

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Required Actions

Replace the transformer ballast assemblies from the first officer's console and electrical power center with new, improved transformer ballast assemblies, in accordance with McDonnell Douglas Alert Service Bulletin DC8-33A070.

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Compliance Time

Within 12 months after the effective date of this AD.

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Affected Aircraft

McDonnell Douglas Model DC-8 series airplanes, as listed in McDonnell Douglas Alert Service Bulletin DC8-33A070, dated November 1, 1999; certificated in any category.

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