AD 80-13-09
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
Improper deployment of the Air Cruisers Company emergency evacuation system due to delay in separation of the velcro tracking restraint device.
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Required Actions
Modify the affected evacuation system assemblies per Air Cruisers Company Service Bulletin No. 25-75 dated January 24, 1980. Special flight permits may be issued under FAR 21.197 and 21.199 to operate airplanes to a base for modifications. Alternative modifications or actions approved by the Chief, Aircraft Engineering Division, FAA Western Region may be used.
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Compliance Time
within next eighteen (18) calendar months after the effective date of this AD, unless already accomplished
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Affected Aircraft
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10, -10F, -30, -30F (KC-10A, KDC-10), and -40 Series airplanes with Air Cruisers Part No. 24D30051 series passenger evacuation systems having left-hand door serial numbers prior to S/N 1531 (except 1508, 1510, 1511, 1515, 1519, 1521, 1523, 1525) and right-hand door serial numbers prior to S/N 1630 (except 1605, 1611, 1613, 1615, 1619, 1621, 1623)
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