AD Amdt-39-11030

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Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model MD-90-30 Series Airplanes

AD Number
Amdt-39-11030
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. 98-NM-269-AD
FR Citation
64 FR 6521

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30 Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model MD-90-30 Series Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Insufficient material thickness of the spring retainers in the main landing gear (MLG) hydraulic damper assemblies can lead to failure or damage of the spring retainers during overhauls.

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Required Actions

Inspect and modify the right and left main landing gear (MLG) hydraulic damper assemblies, or replace them with modified and reidentified hydraulic damper assemblies.

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Compliance Time

Before further flight

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Affected Aircraft

McDonnell Douglas Model MD-90-30 series airplanes.

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