AD NUMBER: 2004-11-07
MANUFACTURER: McDonnell Douglas
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2004-11-07
SUMMARY: This amendment adopts a new airworthiness
directive (AD), applicable to all McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-81
(MD-81), DC-9-82 (MD-82), DC-9-83 (MD-83), DC-9-87 (MD-87), and
MD-88 airplanes, that requires implementation of a program of
structural inspections of baseline structure to detect and correct
fatigue cracking in order to ensure the continued airworthiness of
these airplanes as they approach the manufacturer's original
fatigue design life goal. This action is necessary to detect and
correct fatigue cracking that could compromise the structural
integrity of these airplanes. This action is int