AD 94-08-03

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Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD-11 Series Airplanes

AD Number
94-08-03
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
93-NM-20-AD
FR Citation
(Federal Register: April 21, 1994 (Volume 59, Number 77))

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft The Boeing Company MD-11 Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD-11 Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company MD-11F Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD-11 Series Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Failure of the main landing gear (MLG) piston and subsequent reduced controllability of the airplane during landing due to inward buckling of the left and right MLG pistons.

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Required Actions

Perform a visual inspection to detect inward buckling of the left and right MLG pistons within 2 years after the effective date. If buckling is found, replace the affected MLG piston with a serviceable piston and modify or replace the rebound check valves with new valves. If no buckling is found, modify or replace the rebound check valves with new valves.

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Compliance Time

Within 2 years after the effective date of this AD. Prior to further flight if buckling is detected.

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Affected Aircraft

McDonnell Douglas Model MD-11 series airplanes listed in Service Bulletin 32-19, Revision 1, dated August 12, 1993.

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