Airworthiness Directive 95-18087
one-timeAirworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-10-10, -15, and -30 Airplanes, and KC-10A (Military) Airplanes
What this AD requires
This amendment clarifies information in an existing airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain McDonnell Douglas Model DC-10 series airplanes and KC-10A (military) airplanes, that currently requires inspections to determine the condition of the lockwires on the forward engine mount bolts and correction of any discrepancies found. That amendment also provides for termination of the inspections for some airplanes by installing retainers on the bolts. The actions specified in that AD are intended to prevent broken lockwires, which could result in loosening of the engine mount bolts, and subsequent separation of the engine from the airplane. This amendment clarifies the procedures for accomplishing the optional terminating action on engines 1, 2, and 3. This amendment is prompted by communications received from affected operators indicating that those procedures were unclear.
Which aircraft AD 95-18087 applies to
Whether AD 95-18087 actually applies to your aircraft (by serial and installed parts) and whether it’s already complied with comes from that aircraft’s records.
How AD compliance is recorded
A valid compliance record (14 CFR 43.9) states:
Tailplate reads a tail number’s logbooks and matches every applicable AD — including this one — to its compliance evidence, with recurring next-due dates computed.
Look up a tail number →Read the full directive (Federal Register)Applicability is derived from the FAA directive corpus and is advisory, not a legal airworthiness determination. Compliance is established only from an aircraft’s actual records.