The FAA has issued an airworthiness directive calling for measurements of cracks in flap hinge fittings on DC-9 jets through the -50 series
The FAA has issued an airworthiness directive calling for measurements of cracks in flap hinge fittings on DC-9 jets through the -50 series, including military C-9s. The directive mandates provisions of a Boeing bulletin issued in September that addressed reports of cracked flap idler hinge fittings...
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