Transport i infrastruktura · 18/10/1994

McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-80 Series Airplanes to Receive Airworthiness Directive for Horizontal Stabilizer Primary Trim Motor Replacement

The Federal Aviation Administration proposes a new airworthiness directive for McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-80 series airplanes, requiring the replacement of suspect horizontal stabilizer primary trim motors to prevent premature motor shaft failures and subsequent primary trim motor failures, which could lead to reduced airplane controllability.