AD 2006-13-18

final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-31, DC-9-32, DC-9-32F, DC-9-33F, DC-9-34, and DC-9-34F Airplanes; and Model DC-9-40 and DC-9-50 Series Airplanes

AD Number
2006-13-18
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2006-24430
FR Citation
71 FR 38053

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31 Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-31, DC-9-32, DC-9-32F, DC-9-33F, DC-9-34, and DC-9-34F Airplanes; and Model DC-9-40 and DC-9-50 Series Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Point-contact arcing or filament heating in the fuel tank, which, in the event of a short or ground fault inside the fuel tank, could result in a fuel tank explosion and consequent loss of the airplane.

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Required Actions

Install a bonding jumper from the boost pump volute to the fuel tank structure, and perform all applicable related investigative and corrective actions before further flight. Actions must be done as specified in Boeing Service Bulletin DC9-28-214, dated December 16, 2005.

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Compliance Time

Within 60 months after the effective date of this AD.

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Affected Aircraft

McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-31, DC-9-32, DC-9-32F, DC-9-33F, DC-9-34, DC-9-34F, DC-9-41, and DC-9-51 airplanes, certificated in any category, as identified in Boeing Service Bulletin DC9-28-214, dated December 16, 2005.

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