AD Amdt-39-9549

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Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-10-10, -15, -30, and -40 Series Airplanes, and KC-10A (Military) Airplanes

AD Number
Amdt-39-9549
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. 95-NM-48-AD
FR Citation
61 FR 12015

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-10-10, -15, -30, and -40 Series Airplanes, and KC-10A (Military) Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Failure of the attachments located in the banjo No. 4 fitting of the vertical stabilizer due to fatigue cracking.

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Required Actions

Perform visual inspections to detect failure of the banjo No. 4 fitting attachments, conduct eddy current inspections for flange and bolt hole cracking, and repair or replace attachments as necessary.

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Compliance Time

Before further flight

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Affected Aircraft

McDonnell Douglas Model DC-10-10, -15, -30, -40 series airplanes and KC-10A (military) airplanes

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