AD 71-01-05

final rule
Data completeness: 70%

Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9 Series Airplanes

AD Number
71-01-05
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Unknown
FR Citation
This information is not available.

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft The Boeing Company DC-9-11 Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9 Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company DC-9-12 Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9 Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company DC-9-13 Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9 Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company DC-9-14 Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9 Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company DC-9-15 Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9 Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company DC-9-15F Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9 Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company DC-9-21 Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9 Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company DC-9-31 Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9 Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company DC-9-32 Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9 Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company DC-9-32 (VC-9C) Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9 Series Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Failure in the deployment of the emergency evacuation slide due to interference between the Douglas Aircraft Company P/N 3753213-39 latch clip and the clevis pin in the swaged head of the emergency evacuation slide deployment cable assembly.

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Required Actions

Modify the Douglas Aircraft Company P/N 3753213-39 latch clip by adding a notch as per AOL 9-370 or later revisions, replace with P/N 3753213-99 latch clip, or use an equivalent FAA-approved modification.

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Compliance Time

within the next 500 hours time in service after the effective date of this AD

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Affected Aircraft

MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9 series airplanes certificated in all categories, including models DC-9-11, DC-9-12, DC-9-13, DC-9-14, DC-9-15, DC-9-15F, DC-9-21, DC-9-31, DC-9-32, and others as listed.

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