AD 94-12-05

final rule
Data completeness: 70%

Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS Model DC-10-10, -10F, -15, -30, -30F, -40, and -40F Series Airplanes and Model KC-10A (Military) Airplanes

AD Number
94-12-05
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
93-NM-90-AD
FR Citation
(Federal Register: June 13, 1994 (Volume 59, Number 112))

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft The Boeing Company DC-10-10 Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS Model DC-10-10, -10F, -15, -30, -30F, -40, and -40F Series Airplanes and Model KC-10A (Military) Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company DC-10-10F Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS Model DC-10-10, -10F, -15, -30, -30F, -40, and -40F Series Airplanes and Model KC-10A (Military) Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company DC-10-15 Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS Model DC-10-10, -10F, -15, -30, -30F, -40, and -40F Series Airplanes and Model KC-10A (Military) Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company DC-10-30 Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS Model DC-10-10, -10F, -15, -30, -30F, -40, and -40F Series Airplanes and Model KC-10A (Military) Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company DC-10-30F (KC-10A, KDC-10) Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS Model DC-10-10, -10F, -15, -30, -30F, -40, and -40F Series Airplanes and Model KC-10A (Military) Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company DC-10-40 Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS Model DC-10-10, -10F, -15, -30, -30F, -40, and -40F Series Airplanes and Model KC-10A (Military) Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company DC-10-40F Airworthiness Directives; MCDONNELL DOUGLAS Model DC-10-10, -10F, -15, -30, -30F, -40, and -40F Series Airplanes and Model KC-10A (Military) Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Fatigue cracks in outer wing stringer number 41 could reduce structural integrity of the wing.

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Required Actions

Inspect wing stringer number 41 using eddy current methods; install repairs or modifications per Service Bulletin 57-114, Revision 1. Repeat inspections at intervals not exceeding 3,200 landings if no cracks found.

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Compliance Time

Prior to the accumulation of 6,500 total landings, or within 1,500 landings after the effective date of this AD, whichever occurs later.

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Affected Aircraft

McDonnell Douglas Model DC-10-10, -10F, -15, -30, -30F (KC-10A, KDC-10), -40, and -40F series airplanes and Model KC-10A (Military) airplanes.

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