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89-20-09 R1: Auxiliary Hydraulic Pumps

FAA order 89-20-09 R1 is an airworthiness directive in force since November 3, 1989. The FAA's subject line: Auxiliary Hydraulic Pumps. It names Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10: about 17 aircraft on the U.S. register today, though an order usually covers particular versions or serial numbers rather than every one. System: heating, ice protection and utility systems.

What it applies to as the FAA lists it

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

Dates and paperwork

In force since
November 3, 1989
Docket
89-NM-79-AD
Status
Current
The FAA's document
Read the order on the FAA's site

The order itself the regulatory text, as published

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89-20-09 R1 MCDONNELL DOUGLAS: Amendment 39-6328 as corrected by Amendment 39-6383. Docket No. 89-NM-79-AD. \n\n\tApplicability: Model DC-10-30 and KC-10A (Military) series airplanes, as listed in McDonnell Douglas Service Bulletin A29-127, dated March 3, 1989, certificated in any category. \n\n\tCompliance: Required as indicated, unless previously accomplished. \n\n\tTo prevent the loss of the use of the auxiliary hydraulic pumps, accomplish the following: \n\n\tA.\tWithin 30 days after the effective date of this Airworthiness Directive (AD), inspect auxiliary hydraulic pumps 1 and 2 to determine if the correct electrical connector sockets are installed, in accordance with the Accomplishment Instructions of McDonnell Douglas Service Bulletin A29-127, dated March 3, 1989. Any sockets detected which have the incorrect part number must be replaced, prior to further flight, with P/N DC65-8S sockets, in accordance with the service bulletin. \n\n\tB.\tWithin 15 days after inspection required by paragraph A., above, submit a report of findings, positive or negative, to the Los Angeles Aircraft Certification Office, Attention: ANM-108L, FAA, Northwest Mountain Region, 3229 East Spring Street, Long Beach, California 90806-2425. \n\n\tC.\tAn alternate means of compliance or adjustment of the compliance time, which provides an acceptable level of safety, may be used when approved by the Manager, Los Angeles Aircraft Certification Office, FAA, Northwest Mountain Region. \n\n\tNOTE: The request should be forwarded through an FAA Principal Maintenance Inspector (PMI), who will either concur or comment and then send it to the Manager, Los Angeles Aircraft Certification Office. \n\n\tD.\tSpecial flight permits may be issued in accordance with FAR 21.197 and 21.199 to operate airplanes to a base in order to comply with the requirements of this AD. \n\n\tAll persons affected by this directive who have not already received the appropriate service documents from the manufacturer may obtain copies upon request to McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Company, P.O. Box 1771, Long Beach, California 90801, Attn: Manager, Warranty 73-44 (DC-10 Service Bulletin A-29-127). These documents may be examined at the FAA, Northwest Mountain Region, Transport Airplane Directorate, 17900 Pacific Highway South, Seattle, Washington, or the Los Angeles Aircraft Certification Office, 3229 East Spring Street, Long Beach, California. \n\n\tThis AD corrects AD 89-20-09 (Amendment 39-6328) which became effective on October 30, 1989. \n\n\tThis amendment (39-6383, AD 89-20-09 R1) becomes effective on November 3, 1989.

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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/89-20-09 R1.json · aircraft systems.