Regulation & law · 27/12/1996

McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10, -30, -40 Series Airplanes, and KC-10 (Military) Series Airplanes: New Airworthiness Directive for High Frequency Eddy Current Inspections

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a new airworthiness directive requiring repetitive high frequency eddy current inspections to detect cracks in the number 4 banjo fitting on the rear spar of the vertical stabilizer on certain McDonnell Douglas Model DC-10-10, -30, -40 series airplanes, and KC-10 (military) series airplanes, to prevent structural integrity issues.