AD 2014-21-05

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Airworthiness Directives; the Boeing Company Airplanes

AD Number
2014-21-05
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2014-0423
FR Citation
79 FR 64082

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Boeing Company Airworthiness Directives; the Boeing Company Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

The forward cargo compartment frames are subject to widespread fatigue damage (WFD), which could result in fatigue cracking and loss of the fail-safe structural integrity of the airplane.

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Required Actions

Inspect the attachment holes at the forward cargo compartment frames and the cargo liner for cracking using high frequency eddy current inspection. Repair any cracks found before further flight. If no cracks are found, install new oversized fasteners to attach the forward cargo liner to the forward cargo compartment frame before further flight.

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Compliance Time

Within 72 months after the effective date of this AD, or prior to the accumulation of 30,000 total flight cycles, whichever occurs later.

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Affected Aircraft

The Boeing Company Model DC-10-10, DC-10-10F, DC-10-30, DC-10-30F (KC-10A and KDC-10), DC-10-40, MD-10-10F, and MD-10-30F airplanes, certificated in any category, as identified in Boeing Service Bulletin DC10-53-182, dated June 28, 2013.

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