Transport i infrastruktura · 05/01/2011

The Boeing Company Issues Airworthiness Directive for MD-90-30 Airplanes Due to Cracking Concerns

The Boeing Company has adopted a new airworthiness directive for the MD-90-30 airplanes, requiring repetitive high-frequency eddy current inspections to detect and correct cracking on the hinge bearing lugs of the horizontal stabilizer, which could lead to structural failure and loss of control.