FAA Proposes Checks For Fatigue Cracking On DC-9/MD-80 Aircraft
The FAA yesterday proposed an airworthiness directive requiring repetitive inspections of certain DC-9-series (MD-80) aircraft for fatigue cracking of the lower rear spar caps of the wings. The directive comes in the wake of reports of cracking of the lower cap at the outboard flap and inboard drive...
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