AD 90-09-01
Applicability
| Type | Manufacturer | Model | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | DC-9-81 (MD-81) | Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-81, -82, -83, -87 and MD-88 Airplanes |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | DC-9-82 (MD-82) | Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-81, -82, -83, -87 and MD-88 Airplanes |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | DC-9-83 (MD-83) | Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-81, -82, -83, -87 and MD-88 Airplanes |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | DC-9-87 (MD-87) | Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-81, -82, -83, -87 and MD-88 Airplanes |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | MD-88 | Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-81, -82, -83, -87 and MD-88 Airplanes |
Unsafe Condition
The generator power feeder cable installations at the firewall receptacles may have arcing, burning, or chafing, which could create a potential fire ignition source.
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Required Actions
Visually inspect all generator power feeder cable installations at the firewall receptacles for evidence of arcing, burning, or chafing. Replace damaged feeder cables before further flight. Modify each generator power feeder firewall connector installation per McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Alert Service Bulletin A24-113 dated October 30, 1989.
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Compliance Time
within 12 months after the effective date of this airworthiness directive (AD), unless previously accomplished
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Affected Aircraft
McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-81, -82, -83, -87, and MD-88 airplanes, Fuselage Numbers 909 through 1619
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Federal Register Abstract
Generator Connector
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AD Final Rules - DRS_90-09-01.html Copy URL Print/Save as PDF Document Versions Feedback Details AD Number: 90-09-01 Document Type: AD Final Rules Docket Number: 89-NM-239-AD Subject Heading: Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-81, -82, -83, -87 and MD-88 Airplanes Subject: Generator Connector Status: Current Citation: This information is not available. Citation Publish Date: Effective Date: 05/29/1990 Make: The Boeing Company Model: DC-9-81 (MD-81) | DC-9-82 (MD-82) | DC-9-83 (MD-83) | DC-9-87 (MD-87) | MD-88 Product Type: Aircraft Product Subtype: Large Airplane Affected AD: Superseded AD: Affected By: Superseded By: Service/Office: Office of Primary Responsibility: CFR Part Reference: Part 39 Comments: AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES FINAL RULES: 90-09-01 CITATION: This information is not available. PAGE NUMBER: DOCKET NUMBER: 89-NM-239-AD AMENDMENT: 39-6580 AD NUMBER: 90-09-01 SUBJECT HEADING: Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-81, -82, -83, -87 and MD-88 Airplanes ACTION: SUMMARY: DATES: Effective May 29, 1990. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: REGULATORY TEXT: 90-09-01 MCDONNELL DOUGLAS: Amendment 39-6580. Docket No. 89-NM-239-AD. Applicability: McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-81, -82, -83, and -87 series and Model MD-88 airplanes, Fuselage Numbers 909 through 1619, certificated in any category. Compliance: Required within 12 months after the effective date of this airworthiness directive (AD), unless previously accomplished. To eliminate a potential fire ignition source from the generator power feeder cable installations, accomplish the following: A. Visually inspect all generator power feeder cable installations at the firewall receptacles for evidence of arcing, burning, or chafing. If damage is found, prior to further flight, replace the damaged feeder cable. B. Modify each generator power feeder firewall connector installation in accordance with the Accomplishment Instructions of McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Alert Service Bulletin A24-113, dated October 30, 1989. C. An alternate means of compliance or adjustment of the compliance time, which provides an acceptable level of safety, may be used when approved by the Manager, Los Angeles Aircraft Certification Office, FAA, Northwest Mountain Region. NOTE: The request should be forwarded through an FAA Principal Avionics Inspector (PAI), who will either concur or comment and then send it to the Manager, Los Angeles Aircraft Certification Office. D. Special flight permits may be issued in accordance with FAR 21.197 and 21.199 to operate airplanes to a base in order to comply with the requirements of this AD. All persons affected by this directive who have not already received the appropriate service document from the manufacturer may obtain copies upon request to McDonnell Douglas Corporation, 3855 Lakewood Boulevard, Long Beach, California 90846, Attention: Business Unit Manager, Technical Publications, C1-HCW (54-60). This document may be examined at the FAA, Northwest Mountain Region, Transport Airplane Directorate, 17900 Pacific Highway South, Seattle, Washington, or at the Los Angeles Aircraft Certification Office, 3229 East Spring Street, Long Beach, California. This amendment (39-6580, AD 90-09-01) becomes effective on May 29, 1990. FOOTER:
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AD Final Rules - DRS_90-09-01.html Copy URL Print/Save as PDF Document Versions Feedback Details AD Number: 90-09-01 Document Type: AD Final Rules Docket Number: 89-NM-239-AD Subject Heading: Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-81, -82, -83, -87 and MD-88 Airplanes Subject: Generator Connector Status: Current Citation: This information is not available. Citation Publish Date: Effective Date: 05/29/1990 Make: The Boeing Company Model: DC-9-81 (MD-81) | DC-9-82 (MD-82) | DC-9-83 (MD-83) | DC-9-87 (MD-87) | MD-88 Product Type: Aircraft Product Subtype: Large Airplane Affected AD: Superseded AD: Affected By: Superseded By: Service/Office: Office of Primary Responsibility: CFR Part Reference: Part 39 Comments: AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES FINAL RULES: 90-09-01 CITATION: This information is not available. PAGE NUMBER: DOCKET NUMBER: 89-NM-239-AD AMENDMENT: 39-6580 AD NUMBER: 90-09-01 SUBJECT HEADING: Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-81, -82, -83, -87 and MD-88 Airplanes ACTION: SUMMARY: DATES: Effective May 29, 1990. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: REGULATORY TEXT: 90-09-01 MCDONNELL DOUGLAS: Amendment 39-6580. Docket No. 89-NM-239-AD. Applicability: McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-81, -82, -83, and -87 series and Model MD-88 airplanes, Fuselage Numbers 909 through 1619, certificated in any category. Compliance: Required within 12 months after the effective date of this airworthiness directive (AD), unless previously accomplished. To eliminate a potential fire ignition source from the generator power feeder cable installations, accomplish the following: A. Visually inspect all generator power feeder cable installations at the firewall receptacles for evidence of arcing, burning, or chafing. If damage is found, prior to further flight, replace the damaged feeder cable. B. Modify each generator power feeder firewall connector installation in accordance with the Accomplishment Instructions of McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Alert Service Bulletin A24-113, dated October 30, 1989. C. An alternate means of compliance or adjustment of the compliance time, which provides an acceptable level of safety, may be used when approved by the Manager, Los Angeles Aircraft Certification Office, FAA, Northwest Mountain Region. NOTE: The request should be forwarded through an FAA Principal Avionics Inspector (PAI), who will either concur or comment and then send it to the Manager, Los Angeles Aircraft Certification Office. D. Special flight permits may be issued in accordance with FAR 21.197 and 21.199 to operate airplanes to a base in order to comply with the requirements of this AD. All persons affected by this directive who have not already received the appropriate service document from the manufacturer may obtain copies upon request to McDonnell Douglas Corporation, 3855 Lakewood Boulevard, Long Beach, California 90846, Attention: Business Unit Manager, Technical Publications, C1-HCW (54-60). This document may be examined at the FAA, Northwest Mountain Region, Transport Airplane Directorate, 17900 Pacific Highway South, Seattle, Washington, or at the Los Angeles Aircraft Certification Office, 3229 East Spring Street, Long Beach, California. This amendment (39-6580, AD 90-09-01) becomes effective on May 29, 1990. FOOTER:
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