AD 75-18-08
Applicability
| Type | Manufacturer | Model | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | DC-10-10 | Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-10-10, -10F, -30, -30F and -40 Series Airplanes |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | DC-10-10F | Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-10-10, -10F, -30, -30F and -40 Series Airplanes |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | DC-10-30 | Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-10-10, -10F, -30, -30F and -40 Series Airplanes |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | DC-10-30F (KC-10A, KDC-10) | Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-10-10, -10F, -30, -30F and -40 Series Airplanes |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | DC-10-40 | Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-10-10, -10F, -30, -30F and -40 Series Airplanes |
Unsafe Condition
Airplane misalignment during ILS approaches without readily available failure indication.
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Required Actions
Placard stating 'AIRCRAFT LIMITED TO CATEGORY I APPROACH MINIMA' must be placed in plain view of pilots within four calendar days after receipt of the telegram. Operators must notify flight crews of the limitation immediately. By August 6, 1976, accomplish Service Bulletin 34-66 or equivalent FAA-approved modification.
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Compliance Time
within four calendar days after receipt of this telegram, by the most immediate and practicable means, and prior to August 6, 1976
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Affected Aircraft
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-10-10, -10F, -30, -30F (KC-10A, KDC-10), and -40 series airplanes certificated in all categories.
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Federal Register Abstract
Airplane Misalignment
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AD Final Rules - DRS_75-18-08.html Copy URL Print/Save as PDF Document Versions Feedback Details AD Number: 75-18-08 Document Type: AD Final Rules Docket Number: Unknown Subject Heading: Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-10-10, -10F, -30, -30F and -40 Series Airplanes Subject: Airplane Misalignment Status: Current Citation: This information is not available. Citation Publish Date: Effective Date: 11/10/1975 Make: The Boeing Company Model: DC-10-10 | DC-10-10F | DC-10-30 | DC-10-30F (KC-10A, KDC-10) | DC-10-40 Product Type: Aircraft Product Subtype: Large Airplane Affected AD: Superseded AD: Affected By: Superseded By: Service/Office: Office of Primary Responsibility: CFR Part Reference: Part 39 Comments: Updated RGL applicability to match AD applicability; CAR C-11-185 AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES FINAL RULES: 75-18-08 CITATION: This information is not available. PAGE NUMBER: DOCKET NUMBER: Unknown AMENDMENT: 39-2411 AD NUMBER: 75-18-08 SUBJECT HEADING: Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-10-10, -10F, -30, -30F and -40 Series Airplanes ACTION: SUMMARY: DATES: Effective November 10, 1975. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: REGULATORY TEXT: 75-18-08 MCDONNELL DOUGLAS: Amendment 39-2351 as amended by Amendment 39-2411. Applies to DC-10-10, -10F, -30, -30F and -40 series airplanes, certificated in all categories. To prevent possible airplane misalignment during ILS approaches without readily available failure indication, accomplish the following: (A) Unless already accomplished or unless one of the relieving provisions, specified below, has been accomplished, within four calendar days after receipt of this telegram the airplane is limited to Category I minima and the following placard or its equivalent must be placed in plain view of the pilots: AIRCRAFT LIMITED TO CATEGORY I APPROACH MINIMA. (B) Operators shall, by the most immediate and practicable means, notify flight crews of the foregoing. (C) The Category I limitation does not apply to an airplane after accomplishing one of the following: (1) Accomplish modification defined in McDonnell Douglas Service Bulletin 34-66, dated July 23, 1975, or later FAA-approved revisions; or (2) Accomplish a modification approved by the Chief, Aircraft Engineering Division, FAA Western Region. (D) Prior to August 6, 1976, accomplish McDonnell Douglas Service Bulletin 34-66, dated July 23, 1975, or later FAA-approved revisions, or an equivalent modification approved by the Chief, Aircraft Engineering Division, FAA Western Region. Amendment 39-2351 was effective September 2, 1975, for all persons except those to whom it was made effective immediately by telegrams dated August 6, 1975. This amendment 39-2411 is effective November 10, 1975 for all persons except those to whom it was made effective by telegrams, dated October 10, 1975, which contained this amendment. FOOTER:
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AD Final Rules - DRS_75-18-08.html Copy URL Print/Save as PDF Document Versions Feedback Details AD Number: 75-18-08 Document Type: AD Final Rules Docket Number: Unknown Subject Heading: Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-10-10, -10F, -30, -30F and -40 Series Airplanes Subject: Airplane Misalignment Status: Current Citation: This information is not available. Citation Publish Date: Effective Date: 11/10/1975 Make: The Boeing Company Model: DC-10-10 | DC-10-10F | DC-10-30 | DC-10-30F (KC-10A, KDC-10) | DC-10-40 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: Updated RGL applicability to match AD applicability; CAR C-11-185 AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES FINAL RULES: 75-18-08 CITATION: This information is not available. PAGE NUMBER: DOCKET NUMBER: Unknown AMENDMENT: 39-2411 AD NUMBER: 75-18-08 SUBJECT HEADING: Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-10-10, -10F, -30, -30F and -40 Series Airplanes ACTION: SUMMARY: DATES: Effective November 10, 1975. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: REGULATORY TEXT: 75-18-08 MCDONNELL DOUGLAS: Amendment 39-2351 as amended by Amendment 39-2411. Applies to DC-10-10, -10F, -30, -30F and -40 series airplanes, certificated in all categories. To prevent possible airplane misalignment during ILS approaches without readily available failure indication, accomplish the following: (A) Unless already accomplished or unless one of the relieving provisions, specified below, has been accomplished, within four calendar days after receipt of this telegram the airplane is limited to Category I minima and the following placard or its equivalent must be placed in plain view of the pilots: AIRCRAFT LIMITED TO CATEGORY I APPROACH MINIMA. (B) Operators shall, by the most immediate and practicable means, notify flight crews of the foregoing. (C) The Category I limitation does not apply to an airplane after accomplishing one of the following: (1) Accomplish modification defined in McDonnell Douglas Service Bulletin 34-66, dated July 23, 1975, or later FAA-approved revisions; or (2) Accomplish a modification approved by the Chief, Aircraft Engineering Division, FAA Western Region. (D) Prior to August 6, 1976, accomplish McDonnell Douglas Service Bulletin 34-66, dated July 23, 1975, or later FAA-approved revisions, or an equivalent modification approved by the Chief, Aircraft Engineering Division, FAA Western Region. Amendment 39-2351 was effective September 2, 1975, for all persons except those to whom it was made effective immediately by telegrams dated August 6, 1975. This amendment 39-2411 is effective November 10, 1975 for all persons except those to whom it was made effective by telegrams, dated October 10, 1975, which contained this amendment. FOOTER:
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