Regulation & law · 04/10/1996

McDonnell Douglas Model DC-10 Series Airplanes and KC-10A (Military) Airplanes: Revised Airworthiness Directive

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has revised an earlier proposed airworthiness directive for certain McDonnell Douglas Model DC-10 series airplanes and KC-10A military airplanes, adding repetitive visual inspections to detect cracks in the horizontal stabilizer, in response to reports of fatigue cracking in the secondary pivot support.