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2025-23-53: Nacelles/pylons

Emergency order 2025-23-53 is an airworthiness directive. The FAA's subject line: Nacelles/pylons. It names Douglas DC-10, Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10, Mcdonnell Douglas MD-10, Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11: about 144 aircraft on the U.S. register today across them, though an order usually covers particular versions or serial numbers rather than every one. System: other and general.

What it applies to as the FAA lists it

Kind of product
Aircraft
Makes
The Boeing Company
Models
MD-11, MD-11F, MD-10-10F, MD-10-30F, DC-10-10, DC-10-10F, DC-10-15, DC-10-30, DC-10-30F (KC-10A KDC-10), DC-10-40, DC-10-40F
On this site
Douglas DC-10 8 registered
Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10 17 registered
Mcdonnell Douglas MD-10 15 registered
Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11 104 registered

Dates and paperwork

Replaces
2025-23-51
Status
Current
The FAA's document
Read the order on the FAA's site

Related safety bulletins advice on the same designs, not orders

2019-02-19NE-19-03 · Escape Slide Maintenance Tasks and Intervals - JASC 2565
2018-12-17NM-18-33 · Engine Fuel and Control
2014-11-24NM-15-03 · Flight Controls
2008-12-11NM-09-03 · Engine Fuel and Control - Implementing Fuel Tank System Airworthiness Limitations
2007-04-24NM-07-31 · Rigid hydraulic case drain lines

Source: FAA Dynamic Regulatory System, airworthiness directives. The FAA's document is the authority; the register counts are this site's, from the FAA register of November 6, 2026. Connections as data: /graph/directive/2025-23-53.json · aircraft systems.