Airworthiness Directive · Amendment 39-12176 · McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-81, -82, -83, and -87 Series Airplanes, Model MD-88 Airplanes, and Model MD-90-30 Series Airplanes
McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-81, -82, -83, and -87 Series Airplanes, Model MD-88 Airplanes, and Model MD-90-30 Series Airplanes
Superseded. A later AD replaced this one: AD 2002-03-06. Comply with the one in force.
Models identified in Table 1 of this AD, certificated in any category; excluding those airplanes on which the modification specified in the applicable service bulletin listed in Table 1 of this AD has been done. Table 1 is as follows: Table 1.--Applicability Model As listed in DC-9-81, -83, and -87 series airplanes, Boeing Alert Service Bulletin and MD-88 airplanes. MD80-27A359, Revision 01, dated March 26, 2001. MD-90-30 series airplanes.............. Boeing Alert Service Bulletin MD90-27A031, Revision 01, dated March 26, 2001.
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-81, -82, -83, and -87 series airplanes, Model MD-88 airplanes, and Model MD-90-30 series airplanes. This action requires a revision to the applicable Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) to provide the flightcrew with the appropriate landing distance and flap positions, if applicable, for wet or icy runways. This AD also provides for an optional terminating action for the applicable AFM revision. This action is necessary to prevent the flightcrew from performing a scheduled landing on a runway of potentially insufficient length due to failure of the weight-on-wheels spoiler lockout mechanism system and possible inactivation of the autospoiler actuator, which could result in the airplane overrunning the end of the runway during landing on a wet or icy runway. This action is intended to address the identified unsafe condition.
The aircraft, engines and makers this AD names, by the model designations in its text. A model listed here may still be outside the AD's serial ranges.
