AD 94-09-02

final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; McDONNELL DOUGLAS Model DC-9-80 Series Airplanes and MD-88 Airplanes, DC-9-81 (MD-81), DC-9-82 (MD-82), DC-9-83 (MD-83), and DC-9-87 (MD-87) Series Airplanes, and MD-88 Airplanes

AD Number
94-09-02
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
93-NM-110-AD
FR Citation
(Federal Register: April 20, 1994 (Volume 59, Number 76))

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft The Boeing Company DC-9-81 (MD-81) Airworthiness Directives; McDONNELL DOUGLAS Model DC-9-80 Series Airplanes and MD-88 Airplanes, DC-9-81 (MD-81), DC-9-82 (MD-82), DC-9-83 (MD-83), and DC-9-87 (MD-87) Series Airplanes, and MD-88 Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company DC-9-82 (MD-82) Airworthiness Directives; McDONNELL DOUGLAS Model DC-9-80 Series Airplanes and MD-88 Airplanes, DC-9-81 (MD-81), DC-9-82 (MD-82), DC-9-83 (MD-83), and DC-9-87 (MD-87) Series Airplanes, and MD-88 Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company DC-9-83 (MD-83) Airworthiness Directives; McDONNELL DOUGLAS Model DC-9-80 Series Airplanes and MD-88 Airplanes, DC-9-81 (MD-81), DC-9-82 (MD-82), DC-9-83 (MD-83), and DC-9-87 (MD-87) Series Airplanes, and MD-88 Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company DC-9-87 (MD-87) Airworthiness Directives; McDONNELL DOUGLAS Model DC-9-80 Series Airplanes and MD-88 Airplanes, DC-9-81 (MD-81), DC-9-82 (MD-82), DC-9-83 (MD-83), and DC-9-87 (MD-87) Series Airplanes, and MD-88 Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company MD-88 Airworthiness Directives; McDONNELL DOUGLAS Model DC-9-80 Series Airplanes and MD-88 Airplanes, DC-9-81 (MD-81), DC-9-82 (MD-82), DC-9-83 (MD-83), and DC-9-87 (MD-87) Series Airplanes, and MD-88 Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

The APU power feeder cable chafing against adjacent structures could result in electrical shorting and arcing, and a fire below the cabin floor.

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Required Actions

Perform a general visual inspection of the APU power feeder cable support clamp installation to determine if a spacer or 'stand off' is installed. If not, install a spacer part number NAS43DD3-32 prior to further flight. Operators who have accomplished McDonnell Douglas Service Bulletin 24-105 are exempt from re-inspection.

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Compliance Time

Within 12 months after the effective date of this AD

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Affected Aircraft

McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-81 (MD-81), DC-9-82 (MD-82), DC-9-83 (MD-83), DC-9-87 (MD-87) series airplanes, and Model MD-88 airplanes listed in Service Bulletins 24-94 and 24-100.

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