Business · 15/07/2011

Boeing Issues Airworthiness Directive for DC-9-81, -82, -83, -87, and MD-88 Airplanes

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is requiring a detailed inspection to detect distress and existing repairs to the leading edge structure of the vertical stabilizer on certain Boeing DC-9-81, -82, -83, -87, and MD-88 airplanes, following reports of cracked vertical stabilizer skin and other damage.