AD 88-03-08
Applicability
| Type | Manufacturer | Model | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | DC-10-10 | Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-10-10, -10F, -15, -30, -30F, -40, and KC-10A (Military) Series Airplanes |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | DC-10-10F | Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-10-10, -10F, -15, -30, -30F, -40, and KC-10A (Military) Series Airplanes |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | DC-10-15 | Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-10-10, -10F, -15, -30, -30F, -40, and KC-10A (Military) Series Airplanes |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | DC-10-30 | Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-10-10, -10F, -15, -30, -30F, -40, and KC-10A (Military) Series Airplanes |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | DC-10-30F (KC-10A, KDC-10) | Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-10-10, -10F, -15, -30, -30F, -40, and KC-10A (Military) Series Airplanes |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | DC-10-40 | Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-10-10, -10F, -15, -30, -30F, -40, and KC-10A (Military) Series Airplanes |
Unsafe Condition
Failure of a horizontal stabilizer skin panel or a spar cap bolt due to stress corrosion.
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Required Actions
Within 6 months after the effective date, inspect horizontal stabilizer skin panels and apply LPS-3 corrosion-inhibiting compound. Inspect spar cap bolts made from H-11 material every year. Replace broken bolts or cracked panels prior to further flight. Reinspect cracked panels every 3 months if within acceptable limits.
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Compliance Time
Within the next 6 months after the effective date of this AD, unless already accomplished since May 8, 1987, and thereafter at intervals not to exceed specified periods (2 years for skin panels, 1 year for bolts, 3 months for reinspection).
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Affected Aircraft
McDonnell Douglas Model DC-10-10, -10F, -15, -30, -30F, -40, and KC-10A (Military) series airplanes, certificated in any category.
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