AD Amdt-39-12422

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Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model MD-11 Series Airplanes

AD Number
Amdt-39-12422
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. 2001-NM-145-AD
FR Citation
66 FR 45594

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft McDonnell Douglas MD-11 Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model MD-11 Series Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Overheating of a printed circuit board capacitor in the dimmer control, which could result in rupture of the capacitor and smoke in the flight compartment.

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Required Actions

Perform a one-time visual inspection of the two dimmer controls to identify their part numbers. If any dimmer control is identified as part number 263-1, replace it with a new part number 263-2, modify and reinstall the existing dimmer control, or return it for modification and reinstallation.

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Compliance Time

Within 30 days after November 30, 1998.

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Affected Aircraft

McDonnell Douglas Model MD-11 series airplanes, fuselage numbers 447 through 597 inclusive, with any certificate category.

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