AD 91-15-06

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Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-8F, DC-8-61F, -62F, -63F, -71F, -72F, and -73F Series Airplanes

AD Number
91-15-06
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
90-NM-279-AD
FR Citation
This information is not available.

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft The Boeing Company DC-8-61F Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-8F, DC-8-61F, -62F, -63F, -71F, -72F, and -73F Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company DC-8-62F Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-8F, DC-8-61F, -62F, -63F, -71F, -72F, and -73F Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company DC-8-63F Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-8F, DC-8-61F, -62F, -63F, -71F, -72F, and -73F Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company DC-8-71F Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-8F, DC-8-61F, -62F, -63F, -71F, -72F, and -73F Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company DC-8-72F Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-8F, DC-8-61F, -62F, -63F, -71F, -72F, and -73F Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company DC-8-73F Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-8F, DC-8-61F, -62F, -63F, -71F, -72F, and -73F Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company DC-8F-54 Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-8F, DC-8-61F, -62F, -63F, -71F, -72F, and -73F Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company DC-8F-55 Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-8F, DC-8-61F, -62F, -63F, -71F, -72F, and -73F Series Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Inadvertent opening of the forward upper cargo door in flight could result in loss of pressurization and reduced controllability of the aircraft.

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Required Actions

Within four months after the effective date, perform magnetic particle inspections on cargo door latch spool fitting attach bolts or replace non-Inconel bolts with new bolts. Replace non-passing bolts before further flight. Replace all non-Inconel bolts with Inconel bolts within two years.

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Compliance Time

Within four months after the effective date of this AD, and thereafter at intervals not to exceed one year

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Affected Aircraft

All Model DC-8F, DC-8-61F, -62F, -63F, -71F, -72F, and -73F series airplanes, certificated in any category.

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