Transport i infrastruktura · 31/08/1994
Boeing 747 Series Airplanes Equipped With Pratt & Whitney JT9D-3 or JT9D-7 Engines, Excluding JT9D-70 Series Engines - Airworthiness Directive
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a new airworthiness directive requiring inspections and repairs of certain Boeing 747 series airplanes equipped with Pratt & Whitney JT9D-3 or JT9D-7 engines to address fatigue cracks and loose fasteners. The directive aims to prevent wing separation due to fatigue cracking.