Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 14/11/1996

McDonnell Douglas DC-9-80 and MD-88 Airplanes Subject to New Airworthiness Directive

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a new airworthiness directive requiring visual and ultrasonic inspections of McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-80 series and Model MD-88 airplanes to detect cracks in the rear spar lower cap of the wings, following reports of fatigue cracks caused by improper torque tightening of the attach studs of the flap hinge fitting.