AD NUMBER: 2004-18-04
MANUFACTURER: McDonnell Douglas (CORRECTION)
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2004-18-04
SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness
directive (AD) for all McDonnell Douglas MD-10-10F, D-10-30F,
MD-11, MD-11F, and 717-200 airplanes. This AD requires a revision
the Limitations section of the Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) to
prohibit use of the flight management system(FMS) profile (PROF)
mode for descent and/or approach operations unless certain
conditions are met.