McDonnell Douglas DC-10 and KC-10A Airplanes: New Airworthiness Directive to Address Vertical Stabilizer Attachments

Summary

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a new airworthiness directive requiring visual inspections and eddy current inspections of certain McDonnell Douglas Model DC-10 and KC-10A airplanes to detect and repair or replace attachments on the vertical stabilizer due to fatigue failures.