AD 74-12-07

final rule
Data completeness: 70%

Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-10-10, DC-10-10F, DC-10-30, DC-10-30F, and DC-10-40 Airplanes

AD Number
74-12-07
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Unknown
FR Citation
This information is not available.

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft The Boeing Company DC-10-10 Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-10-10, DC-10-10F, DC-10-30, DC-10-30F, and DC-10-40 Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company DC-10-10F Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-10-10, DC-10-10F, DC-10-30, DC-10-30F, and DC-10-40 Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company DC-10-30 Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-10-10, DC-10-10F, DC-10-30, DC-10-30F, and DC-10-40 Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company DC-10-30F (KC-10A, KDC-10) Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-10-10, DC-10-10F, DC-10-30, DC-10-30F, and DC-10-40 Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company DC-10-40 Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-10-10, DC-10-10F, DC-10-30, DC-10-30F, and DC-10-40 Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

In-flight depressurization could occur due to the opening of a lower cargo door.

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Required Actions

Accomplish specified McDonnell Douglas Service Bulletins 52-98, 52-99, 52-102, 52-106, and 53-69 (where applicable), or equivalent FAA-approved revisions. These include modifying vent doors, replacing lock mechanism viewing windows, revising lower cargo door markings, updating electrical wiring for cargo door latch actuators, and adding view ports to wing-to-fuselage fillet panels on DC-10-30, -30F, and -40 models.

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Compliance Time

on or before December 1, 1974

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Affected Aircraft

McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10, DC-10-10F, DC-10-30, DC-10-30F (KC-10A, KDC-10), and DC-10-40 airplanes certificated in all categories.

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