Transport i infrastruktura · 27/10/1994

Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-10 Series Airplanes

This amendment supersedes an existing airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to all McDonnell Douglas Model DC-10-10, -10F, -30, and -30F series airplanes, that currently requires inspections to detect ice or snow accumulation on top of the fuselage and in the inlet of the number 2 engine, and removal of ice and snow accumulation. This amendment adds certain airplanes to the applicability of the rule and limits the inspection requirement to only a certain group of airplanes. This amendment is prompted by the development of improved fan blades on certain engines and the identification of additional airplanes that are subject to the unsafe condition. The actions specified by this AD are intended to minimize damage to the number 2 engine due to ingestion of ice and snow.