AD Amdt-39-10879

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Airworthiness Directives; de Havilland Model DHC-7 Series Airplanes

AD Number
Amdt-39-10879
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. 98-NM-143-AD
FR Citation
63 FR 63132

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft de Havilland DHC-7 Airworthiness Directives; de Havilland Model DHC-7 Series Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Fatigue cracking in certain significant structural areas could reduce the structural integrity of the airplanes.

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Required Actions

Conduct an additional structural inspection to detect and correct fatigue cracking.

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Affected Aircraft

All de Havilland Model DHC-7 series airplanes.

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