Transport i infrastruktura · 23/12/2010

McDonnell Douglas Corporation Proposes Airworthiness Directive for DC-9-81, DC-9-82, DC-9-83, MD-87, and MD-88 Airplanes

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing a new airworthiness directive to require repetitive inspections for cracking of the left and right upper center skin panels of the horizontal stabilizer on certain McDonnell Douglas Corporation Model DC-9-81, DC-9-82, DC-9-83, MD-87, and MD-88 airplanes, following a report of a crack found in the upper skin panel at the aft inboard corner of a right horizontal stabilizer.