AD 98-24-17

final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-10-10, -30, and -40 Series Airplanes

AD Number
98-24-17
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
97-NM-14-AD
FR Citation
(Federal Register: November 24, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 226))

Applicability

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

Unsafe Condition

Failure of the forward trunnion bolt due to overstrength can cause the main landing gear (MLG) to break away and rupture a wing fuel tank during abnormal operations.

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Required Actions

Replace certain taper-lok attachments and forward trunnion bolts with new components. Install larger attach bolts and bolt retainers as specified in the service bulletins.

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Compliance Time

Before further flight unless accomplished previously.

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Affected Aircraft

The Boeing Company McDonnell Douglas Model DC-10-10, DC-10-10F, DC-10-30, DC-10-30F (KC-10A, KDC-10), DC-10-40, DC-10-40F airplanes.

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