Transport i infrastruktura · 14/10/2010

McDonnell Douglas Corporation Issues Airworthiness Directive for MD-90-30 Airplanes to Address Electrical Issues

The Federal Aviation Administration is issuing an airworthiness directive to modify the auxiliary hydraulic power system on McDonnell Douglas Corporation Model MD-90-30 airplanes to prevent electrically shorted wires and arcing, which could lead to a fire in the wheel well and potentially cause a fuel tank explosion.