AD 62-24-04
Applicability
| Type | Manufacturer | Model | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | DC-8-11 | Airworthiness Directives; DOUGLAS All Model DC-8 Aircraft |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | DC-8-12 | Airworthiness Directives; DOUGLAS All Model DC-8 Aircraft |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | DC-8-21 | Airworthiness Directives; DOUGLAS All Model DC-8 Aircraft |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | DC-8-31 | Airworthiness Directives; DOUGLAS All Model DC-8 Aircraft |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | DC-8-32 | Airworthiness Directives; DOUGLAS All Model DC-8 Aircraft |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | DC-8-33 | Airworthiness Directives; DOUGLAS All Model DC-8 Aircraft |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | DC-8-41 | Airworthiness Directives; DOUGLAS All Model DC-8 Aircraft |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | DC-8-42 | Airworthiness Directives; DOUGLAS All Model DC-8 Aircraft |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | DC-8-43 | Airworthiness Directives; DOUGLAS All Model DC-8 Aircraft |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | DC-8-51 | Airworthiness Directives; DOUGLAS All Model DC-8 Aircraft |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | DC-8-52 | Airworthiness Directives; DOUGLAS All Model DC-8 Aircraft |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | DC-8-53 | Airworthiness Directives; DOUGLAS All Model DC-8 Aircraft |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | DC-8-55 | Airworthiness Directives; DOUGLAS All Model DC-8 Aircraft |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | DC-8-61 | Airworthiness Directives; DOUGLAS All Model DC-8 Aircraft |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | DC-8-61F | Airworthiness Directives; DOUGLAS All Model DC-8 Aircraft |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | DC-8-62 | Airworthiness Directives; DOUGLAS All Model DC-8 Aircraft |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | DC-8-62F | Airworthiness Directives; DOUGLAS All Model DC-8 Aircraft |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | DC-8-63 | Airworthiness Directives; DOUGLAS All Model DC-8 Aircraft |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | DC-8-63F | Airworthiness Directives; DOUGLAS All Model DC-8 Aircraft |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | DC-8-71 | Airworthiness Directives; DOUGLAS All Model DC-8 Aircraft |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | DC-8-71F | Airworthiness Directives; DOUGLAS All Model DC-8 Aircraft |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | DC-8-72 | Airworthiness Directives; DOUGLAS All Model DC-8 Aircraft |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | DC-8-72F | Airworthiness Directives; DOUGLAS All Model DC-8 Aircraft |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | DC-8-73 | Airworthiness Directives; DOUGLAS All Model DC-8 Aircraft |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | DC-8-73F | Airworthiness Directives; DOUGLAS All Model DC-8 Aircraft |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | DC-8F-54 | Airworthiness Directives; DOUGLAS All Model DC-8 Aircraft |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | DC-8F-55 | Airworthiness Directives; DOUGLAS All Model DC-8 Aircraft |
Unsafe Condition
Midwing flap actuating cylinder barrels with Douglas P/N 3643685 may develop cracks or fluid leakage at the forward end of the barrel where attached to the wing flap crank, due to an outside diameter of 3.810-3.820 inches.
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Required Actions
Inspect the forward 1/4 inch of length and entire periphery of both midwing flap actuating cylinder barrels daily (or before each flight if no flap travel limit stops per AD 62-16-02) for cracks or fluid leakage. Replace barrels showing leakage or cracks before further flight. Inspections may stop after cylinders are inspected and reworked per Douglas Service Bulletin 27-134, with additional identification via color code or FAA-approved equivalent.
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Compliance Time
Compliance required as indicated.
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Affected Aircraft
Douglas All Model DC-8 Aircraft with midwing flap actuating cylinder Douglas P/N 3643685, identified by an outside diameter of 3.810-3.820 inches at the forward end of the barrel.
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Federal Register Abstract
Midwing Flap Cylinder Barrels
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AD Final Rules - DRS_62-24-04.html Copy URL Print/Save as PDF Document Versions Feedback Details AD Number: 62-24-04 Document Type: AD Final Rules Docket Number: Unknown Subject Heading: Airworthiness Directives; DOUGLAS All Model DC-8 Aircraft Subject: Midwing Flap Cylinder Barrels Status: Current Citation: (Federal Register: November 8, 1962) Citation Publish Date: 11/08/1962 Effective Date: 11/08/1962 Make: The Boeing Company Model: DC-8-11 | DC-8-12 | DC-8-21 | DC-8-31 | DC-8-32 | DC-8-33 | DC-8-41 | DC-8-42 | DC-8-43 | DC-8-51 | ...Show more Product Type: Aircraft Product Subtype: Large Airplane Affected AD: Superseded AD: Affected By: Superseded By: Service/Office: Office of Primary Responsibility: CFR Part Reference: Part 39 Comments: AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES FINAL RULES: 62-24-04 CITATION: [Federal Register: November 8, 1962] PAGE NUMBER: DOCKET NUMBER: Unknown AMENDMENT: AD NUMBER: 62-24-04 SUBJECT HEADING: Airworthiness Directives; DOUGLAS All Model DC-8 Aircraft ACTION: SUMMARY: DATES: Effective November 8, 1962. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: REGULATORY TEXT: 62-24-04 DOUGLAS: Amdt. 504 Part 507 Federal Register November 8, 1962. Applies to All Model DC-8 Aircraft With Midwing Flap Actuating Cylinder Douglas P/N 3643685. These Cylinders Can Be Identified as Having an Outside Diameter of 3.810-3.820 Inches at the Forward End of the Barrel Where the Cylinders Attach to the Wing Flap Crank. Compliance required as indicated. (a) On aircraft incorporating flap travel limit stops per paragraphs (a) and (b) of AD 62-16-02, the wing flaps shall be lowered with hydraulic pressure from the auxiliary pump and a close visual inspection of the forward 1/4 inch of length and around the entire periphery of both midwing flap actuating cylinder barrels shall be made daily for evidence of cracks or fluid leakage. Barrels exhibiting leakage or evidence of cracks shall be replaced prior to further flight. (b) On aircraft not incorporating flap travel limit stops per AD 62-16-02, the inspections prescribed by (a) shall be accomplished prior to each flight. (c) The inspections prescribed by (a) and (b) may be discontinued when the midwing wing flap cylinders P/N 3643685 are inspected and reworked in the manner described in Figure 1 of Douglas DC-8 Service Bulletin No. 27-134 for the outboard wing flap cylinders. Midwing wing flap cylinders inspected and reworked by operators in this manner will be subject to the inspection requirements prescribed for the outboard wing flap cylinders by paragraph 1.D(2) of Service Bulletin 27-134. Cylinders reworked by the operator shall in addition to the identification prescribed by Service Bulletin 27-134, be further identified by a color code or FAA approved equivalent. (d) Upon request of the operator, an FAA maintenance inspector, subject to prior approval of the Chief, Engineering and Manufacturing Branch, FAA Western Region, May adjust the repetitive inspection intervals specified in this AD to permit compliance at an established inspection period of the operator if the request contains substantiating data to justify the increase for such operator. (Douglas DC-8 Service Bulletin No. 27-134 covers this same subject.) This directive effective upon publication in the Federal Register for all person except those to whom it was made effective immediately by telegram dated October 19, 1962. FOOTER:
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AD Final Rules - DRS_62-24-04.html Copy URL Print/Save as PDF Document Versions Feedback Details AD Number: 62-24-04 Document Type: AD Final Rules Docket Number: Unknown Subject Heading: Airworthiness Directives; DOUGLAS All Model DC-8 Aircraft Subject: Midwing Flap Cylinder Barrels Status: Current Citation: (Federal Register: November 8, 1962) Citation Publish Date: 11/08/1962 Effective Date: 11/08/1962 Make: The Boeing Company Model: DC-8-11 | DC-8-12 | DC-8-21 | DC-8-31 | DC-8-32 | DC-8-33 | DC-8-41 | DC-8-42 | DC-8-43 | DC-8-51 | ...Show more Product Type: Aircraft Product Subtype: Large Airplane Affected AD: Superseded AD: Affected By: Superseded By: Service/Office: Office of Primary Responsibility: CFR Part Reference: Part 39 Comments: AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES FINAL RULES: 62-24-04 CITATION: [Federal Register: November 8, 1962] PAGE NUMBER: DOCKET NUMBER: Unknown AMENDMENT: AD NUMBER: 62-24-04 SUBJECT HEADING: Airworthiness Directives; DOUGLAS All Model DC-8 Aircraft ACTION: SUMMARY: DATES: Effective November 8, 1962. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: REGULATORY TEXT: 62-24-04 DOUGLAS: Amdt. 504 Part 507 Federal Register November 8, 1962. Applies to All Model DC-8 Aircraft With Midwing Flap Actuating Cylinder Douglas P/N 3643685. These Cylinders Can Be Identified as Having an Outside Diameter of 3.810-3.820 Inches at the Forward End of the Barrel Where the Cylinders Attach to the Wing Flap Crank. Compliance required as indicated. (a) On aircraft incorporating flap travel limit stops per paragraphs (a) and (b) of AD 62-16-02, the wing flaps shall be lowered with hydraulic pressure from the auxiliary pump and a close visual inspection of the forward 1/4 inch of length and around the entire periphery of both midwing flap actuating cylinder barrels shall be made daily for evidence of cracks or fluid leakage. Barrels exhibiting leakage or evidence of cracks shall be replaced prior to further flight. (b) On aircraft not incorporating flap travel limit stops per AD 62-16-02, the inspections prescribed by (a) shall be accomplished prior to each flight. (c) The inspections prescribed by (a) and (b) may be discontinued when the midwing wing flap cylinders P/N 3643685 are inspected and reworked in the manner described in Figure 1 of Douglas DC-8 Service Bulletin No. 27-134 for the outboard wing flap cylinders. Midwing wing flap cylinders inspected and reworked by operators in this manner will be subject to the inspection requirements prescribed for the outboard wing flap cylinders by paragraph 1.D(2) of Service Bulletin 27-134. Cylinders reworked by the operator shall in addition to the identification prescribed by Service Bulletin 27-134, be further identified by a color code or FAA approved equivalent. (d) Upon request of the operator, an FAA maintenance inspector, subject to prior approval of the Chief, Engineering and Manufacturing Branch, FAA Western Region, May adjust the repetitive inspection intervals specified in this AD to permit compliance at an established inspection period of the operator if the request contains substantiating data to justify the increase for such operator. (Douglas DC-8 Service Bulletin No. 27-134 covers this same subject.) This directive effective upon publication in the Federal Register for all person except those to whom it was made effective immediately by telegram dated October 19, 1962. FOOTER:
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