AD 69-16-07
Applicability
| Type | Manufacturer | Model | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | DC-8-62 | Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-8-62, DC-8-62F, DC-8-63, and DC-8-63F Airplanes |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | DC-8-62F | Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-8-62, DC-8-62F, DC-8-63, and DC-8-63F Airplanes |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | DC-8-63 | Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-8-62, DC-8-62F, DC-8-63, and DC-8-63F Airplanes |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | DC-8-63F | Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-8-62, DC-8-62F, DC-8-63, and DC-8-63F Airplanes |
Unsafe Condition
Fatigue failure of the engine pod access door forward or center latch eyebolt, Hartwell P/N 105666-1, could cause unlocking and loss of the engine pod accessory doors.
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Required Actions
Inspect eyebolt Hartwell P/N 105666-1 for cracks using dye penetrant or magnetic particle inspection. Replace cracked eyebolts with uncracked ones of the same part number before further flight. Modify forward and center engine accessory door eyebolt latch assemblies per McDonnell Douglas Service Bulletin 71-51 or equivalent FAA-approved method.
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Compliance Time
within the next 300 hours' time in service after the effective date of this AD, unless already accomplished
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Affected Aircraft
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-8-62, DC-8-62F, DC-8-63, and DC-8-63F airplanes with specified serial numbers: 45823, 45895, 45896, 45899, 45901, 45903-45906, 45909-45911, 45917-45931, 45936, 45951, 45953-45956, 45960, 45961, 45966-45969, 45984, 45986-45991, 45999-46008, 46013, 46019-46024, 46026-46028, 46033-46036, 46041-46047, 46050-46054, 46058, 46059, 46063, 46076, 46082, 46087, 46088.
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Federal Register Abstract
Engine Pod Latch Eyebolt
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AD Final Rules - DRS_69-16-07.html Copy URL Print/Save as PDF Document Versions Feedback Details AD Number: 69-16-07 Document Type: AD Final Rules Docket Number: Unknown Subject Heading: Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-8-62, DC-8-62F, DC-8-63, and DC-8-63F Airplanes Subject: Engine Pod Latch Eyebolt Status: Current Citation: This information is not available. Citation Publish Date: Effective Date: 10/02/1969 Make: The Boeing Company Model: DC-8-62 | DC-8-62F | DC-8-63 | DC-8-63F 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: 69-16-07 CITATION: This information is not available. PAGE NUMBER: DOCKET NUMBER: Unknown AMENDMENT: 39-850 AD NUMBER: 69-16-07 SUBJECT HEADING: Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-8-62, DC-8-62F, DC-8-63, and DC-8-63F Airplanes ACTION: SUMMARY: DATES: Effective October 2, 1969. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: REGULATORY TEXT: 69-16-07 MCDONNELL DOUGLAS: Amdt. 39-850. Applies to Models DC-8-62, DC-8-62F, DC-8-63, and DC-8-63F airplanes with serial numbers 45823, 45895, 45896, 45899, 45901, 45903 through 45906, 45909 through 45911, 45917 through 45931, 45936, 45951, 45953 through 45956, 45960, 45961, 45966 through 45969, 45984, 45986 through 45991, 45999 through 46008, 46013, 46019 through 46024, 46026 through 46028, 46033 through 46036, 46041 through 46047, 46050 through 46054, 46058, 46059, 46063, 46076, 46082, 46087, 46088. Compliance required within the next 300 hours' time in service after the effective date of this AD, unless already accomplished. To prevent unlocking and loss of the engine pod accessory doors in the event of a fatigue failure of the engine pod access door forward or center latch eyebolt, Hartwell P/N 105666-1, accomplish the following: (a) Inspect eyebolt, Hartwell P/N 105666-1, in engine pod access door forward and center eyebolt latch assembly, Douglas P/N 3757548-1, for cracks by means of a dye penetrant or magnetic particle inspection process. Replace any eyebolts found cracked with uncracked eyebolts of the same part number before further flight. (b) Modify the forward and center engine accessory door eyebolt latch assemblies, Douglas P/N 3757548-1, in accordance with McDonnell Douglas Service Bulletin No. 71-51, dated May 7, 1969, or later FAA approved revisions, or by an equivalent modification approved by the Chief, Aircraft Engineering Division, FAA Western Region. Effective August 14, 1969. Revised October 2, 1969. FOOTER:
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AD Final Rules - DRS_69-16-07.html Copy URL Print/Save as PDF Document Versions Feedback Details AD Number: 69-16-07 Document Type: AD Final Rules Docket Number: Unknown Subject Heading: Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-8-62, DC-8-62F, DC-8-63, and DC-8-63F Airplanes Subject: Engine Pod Latch Eyebolt Status: Current Citation: This information is not available. Citation Publish Date: Effective Date: 10/02/1969 Make: The Boeing Company Model: DC-8-62 | DC-8-62F | DC-8-63 | DC-8-63F 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: 69-16-07 CITATION: This information is not available. PAGE NUMBER: DOCKET NUMBER: Unknown AMENDMENT: 39-850 AD NUMBER: 69-16-07 SUBJECT HEADING: Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-8-62, DC-8-62F, DC-8-63, and DC-8-63F Airplanes ACTION: SUMMARY: DATES: Effective October 2, 1969. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: REGULATORY TEXT: 69-16-07 MCDONNELL DOUGLAS: Amdt. 39-850. Applies to Models DC-8-62, DC-8-62F, DC-8-63, and DC-8-63F airplanes with serial numbers 45823, 45895, 45896, 45899, 45901, 45903 through 45906, 45909 through 45911, 45917 through 45931, 45936, 45951, 45953 through 45956, 45960, 45961, 45966 through 45969, 45984, 45986 through 45991, 45999 through 46008, 46013, 46019 through 46024, 46026 through 46028, 46033 through 46036, 46041 through 46047, 46050 through 46054, 46058, 46059, 46063, 46076, 46082, 46087, 46088. Compliance required within the next 300 hours' time in service after the effective date of this AD, unless already accomplished. To prevent unlocking and loss of the engine pod accessory doors in the event of a fatigue failure of the engine pod access door forward or center latch eyebolt, Hartwell P/N 105666-1, accomplish the following: (a) Inspect eyebolt, Hartwell P/N 105666-1, in engine pod access door forward and center eyebolt latch assembly, Douglas P/N 3757548-1, for cracks by means of a dye penetrant or magnetic particle inspection process. Replace any eyebolts found cracked with uncracked eyebolts of the same part number before further flight. (b) Modify the forward and center engine accessory door eyebolt latch assemblies, Douglas P/N 3757548-1, in accordance with McDonnell Douglas Service Bulletin No. 71-51, dated May 7, 1969, or later FAA approved revisions, or by an equivalent modification approved by the Chief, Aircraft Engineering Division, FAA Western Region. Effective August 14, 1969. Revised October 2, 1969. FOOTER:
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