Transport i infrastruktura · 29/11/2011

McDonnell Douglas Corporation Issues Airworthiness Directive for Certain Model DC-10-10, DC-10-10F, and MD-10-10F Airplanes

The Federal Aviation Administration is adopting a new airworthiness directive to address reports of fuel leaks in the lower cap splice of the wing rear spar on select Model DC-10-10, DC-10-10F, and MD-10-10F airplanes, following an investigation that revealed a crack in the lower cap as the cause of the issue.