Business · 04/10/1994

FAA Adopts New Airworthiness Directive for McDonnell Douglas DC-10 and KC-10A Airplanes

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a new airworthiness directive requiring inspections and repairs for fatigue-related cracking in certain areas of the horizontal stabilizer on McDonnell Douglas Model DC-10-10, -15, -30, and -40 series airplanes and KC-10A military airplanes, in an effort to prevent structural damage and loss of load-carrying capability.