AD 85-06-05

final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9 and C-9 (Military) Airplanes

AD Number
85-06-05
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 and C-9 (Military) Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company DC-9-12 Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9 and C-9 (Military) Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company DC-9-13 Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9 and C-9 (Military) Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company DC-9-14 Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9 and C-9 (Military) Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company DC-9-15 Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9 and C-9 (Military) Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company DC-9-15F Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9 and C-9 (Military) Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company DC-9-21 Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9 and C-9 (Military) Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company DC-9-31 Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9 and C-9 (Military) Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company DC-9-32 Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9 and C-9 (Military) Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company DC-9-32 (VC-9C) Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9 and C-9 (Military) Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

The potential for a localized fire and the potential loss of the Battery Direct and Battery Buses which provide emergency electrical power.

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Required Actions

Modify Sundstrand P/N 26340061-04 battery chargers by following Sundstrand Service Bulletin 26340061-24-2 and McDonnell Douglas DC-9 Service Bulletin 24-73. Compliance is required within 90 days for chargers with serial numbers listed in Section I, paragraph 4.A. of the service bulletin, and within 180 days for all other affected chargers.

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Compliance Time

Within 90 days after the effective date of this AD for paragraph A, and within 180 days after the effective date of this AD for paragraph B.

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Affected Aircraft

McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9 and C-9 (Military) airplanes equipped with Sundstrand P/N 26340061-04 battery charger.

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Source: Official FAA Source ↗

Retrieved: Apr 8, 2026

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