AD 82-06-02 R1

final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-10 through -50 Series and C-9 Series Airplanes

AD Number
82-06-02 R1
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-9-10 through -50 Series and C-9 Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company DC-9-12 Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-10 through -50 Series and C-9 Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company DC-9-13 Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-10 through -50 Series and C-9 Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company DC-9-14 Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-10 through -50 Series and C-9 Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company DC-9-15 Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-10 through -50 Series and C-9 Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company DC-9-15F Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-10 through -50 Series and C-9 Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company DC-9-21 Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-10 through -50 Series and C-9 Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company DC-9-31 Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-10 through -50 Series and C-9 Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company DC-9-32 Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-10 through -50 Series and C-9 Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company DC-9-32 (VC-9C) Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-10 through -50 Series and C-9 Series Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Failure of the horizontal stabilizer center section fittings and plates due to corrosion or cracks.

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Required Actions

Visually inspect for corrosion and cracks in specified fittings and plates per SRM guidelines. Remove corrosion, repair or replace parts as necessary, and apply corrosion inhibiting compound. Repeat inspections at intervals of 6400 flight hours or three calendar years, whichever comes first, until parts are replaced per Service Bulletin 55-32.

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Compliance Time

Prior to 4100 flight hours total time in-service or within 1600 flight hours time in-service following the AD's effective date (April 16, 1982), whichever comes later, but not later than December 1, 1982.

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Affected Aircraft

McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-10 through -50 Series and C-9 Series airplanes prior to fuselage number 1013.

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Source: Official FAA Source ↗

Retrieved: Apr 8, 2026

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