Transport i infrastruktura · 15/11/2004

FAA Adopts New Airworthiness Directive for Certain McDonnell Douglas DC-9 Airplanes

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a new airworthiness directive requiring repetitive high-frequency eddy current inspections to detect cracks in the vertical radius of the upper cap of the center wing rear spar on select McDonnell Douglas DC-9-14, DC-9-15, DC-9-20, DC-9-30, DC-9-40, and DC-9-50 series airplanes to prevent potential fuel leaks and structural failures.