Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 04/10/2000

McDonnell Douglas Proposes Airworthiness Directive for DC-9-80 and MD-88 Airplanes

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is considering a new airworthiness directive (AD) that would require repetitive inspections and repairs to prevent fatigue cracking of the main landing gear pistons on certain McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-80 series and Model MD-88 airplanes, following recent reports of piston failures during towing.