AD 96-16-02

final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model MD-11 Series Airplanes

AD Number
96-16-02
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
95-NM-211-AD
FR Citation
(Federal Register: July 29, 1996 (Volume 61, Number 146))

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft The Boeing Company MD-11 Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model MD-11 Series Airplanes
aircraft The Boeing Company MD-11F Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model MD-11 Series Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Failure of the piston rod of the inboard flap actuator due to a manufacturing process error, which could result in uncommanded flap extension and an asymmetric flap configuration.

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Required Actions

Within 6 months after the effective date, accomplish either replacement of the inboard and outboard flap actuators (Option 1), modification and reidentification of the inboard and outboard flap actuators (Option 2), or modification and reidentification of specific flap actuators (Option 3), in accordance with McDonnell Douglas Alert Service Bulletin MD11-27A057.

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Compliance Time

Within 6 months after the effective date of this AD

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Affected Aircraft

McDonnell Douglas Model MD-11 series airplanes, manufacturer's fuselage numbers 0447 through 0589 inclusive

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