AD 95-11-07

final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-10 Series Airplanes and KC-10A (Military) Airplanes

AD Number
95-11-07
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
94-NM-79-AD
FR Citation
(Federal Register: May 30, 1995 (Volume 60, Number 103))

Applicability

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

Unsafe Condition

Failure of the attach bolts of the upper vertical stabilizer due to stress corrosion.

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Required Actions

Inspect to detect cracking of H-11 attach bolts, replace cracked or failed bolts with Inconel bolts and nuts, and replace all H-11 bolts and associated nuts within 5 years.

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Compliance Time

within the compliance time specified in the AD, which requires inspections within 18 months and replacement within 5 years.

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Affected Aircraft

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

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