AD 78-20-10

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

AD Number
78-20-10
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, -10F, -30, -30F, and -40 Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company DC-10-10F Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-10-10, -10F, -30, -30F, and -40 Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company DC-10-30 Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-10-10, -10F, -30, -30F, and -40 Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company DC-10-30F (KC-10A, KDC-10) Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-10-10, -10F, -30, -30F, and -40 Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company DC-10-40 Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-10-10, -10F, -30, -30F, and -40 Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Loss of related powered flight controls due to loss of fluid through brake return line failure.

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Required Actions

Revise hydraulic system 1 and 3 by installing three check valves and, when applicable, new hydraulic piping in accordance with Service Bulletin A29-113, Revision 2. Equivalent modifications may be used when approved by the Chief, Aircraft Engineering Division, FAA Western Region.

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Compliance Time

within the next 1800 hours time in service after the effective date of this AD

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Affected Aircraft

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

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