Airworthiness Directive · Amendment 39-13374 · McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-31 and DC-9-32 Airplanes
McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-31 and DC-9-32 Airplanes
Model DC-9-31 airplanes having manufacturer's fuselage numbers 1039 and 1046; and Model DC-9-32 airplanes having manufacturer's fuselage numbers 0268 and 0505; certificated in any category.
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-31 and DC-9-32 airplanes. This action requires installation of ceiling panels and a protective pad in the tailcone emergency exit passageway. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent people on board the airplane from striking their heads on exposed metal frames in the tailcone area, which could cause injury and delay or impede their evacuation during an emergency. 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.
