AD 68-18-04

final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-8 Series 62 and 63 Airplanes

AD Number
68-18-04
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Unknown
FR Citation
This information is not available.

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft The Boeing Company DC-8-62 Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-8 Series 62 and 63 Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company DC-8-63 Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-8 Series 62 and 63 Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Intermittent brake release at high ground speed due to anti-skid control box inop light logic card malfunction.

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Required Actions

Deactivate the anti-skid inop light logic card by disconnecting wire G13AA24 from terminal 18 on terminal strip S3-192, end cap coil and stow, and add specified wires connecting terminal board S3-192, Terminal 18 to anti-skid control relay R2-300, Terminal A3 and from relay R2-300, Terminal A2 to Terminal X2. Alternatively, install a placard stating 'Operation Limitation - Anti-skid inop performance field lengths must be used for all aircraft operations' until the modification is completed.

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Compliance Time

within the next 35 hours time in service after the effective date of this AD

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Affected Aircraft

The Boeing Company DC-8-62 and DC-8-63 airplanes

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