Regulation & law · 25/10/2006

FAA Issues Airworthiness Directive for McDonnell Douglas DC-9-10 Series and Other Airplanes

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a new airworthiness directive requiring structural inspections to detect and correct fatigue cracking in certain McDonnell Douglas DC-9-10 Series and other airplanes, which are approaching their manufacturer's original fatigue design life goal.