AD 95-21-11

final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-10-10, -15, -30, -40, and KC-10 (Military) Series Airplanes

AD Number
95-21-11
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
95-NM-181-AD
FR Citation
(Federal Register: October 18, 1995 (Volume 60, Number ??))

Applicability

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

Unsafe Condition

Fatigue cracking of the wing pylon aft bulkhead and upper spar webs, which could lead to failure of the wing pylon aft bulkhead and subsequent separation of the engine and pylon from the airplane.

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Required Actions

Conduct a one-time visual inspection with borescope assistance to detect fatigue cracking of the wing pylon aft bulkhead and upper spar web, replace any cracked bulkhead, repair any cracked upper spar web, and report inspection findings to the FAA.

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Compliance Time

Effective November 2, 1995.

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Affected Aircraft

McDonnell Douglas Model DC-10-10, -15, -30, -40, and KC-10 (military) series airplanes on which neither the eddy current inspections of AD 95-11-11 R1 nor the gap inspection and shimming specified in that AD have been performed.

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