# AD 76-13-04: Portable Oxygen Units

- Type: Airworthiness directive
- Status: Current
- Products: Boeing DC-10-10 and DC-10-30
- Effective: August 3, 1976
- Superseded by: Nothing supersedes this AD
- Product type: Aircraft, Large airplane
- Amendment: 39-2652
- Registered aircraft: 5 may be affected, by airframe or engine model (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/341A5DF9A62A94C4862569C900753E45.0001
- DRS record last changed: May 30, 2024
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ad/76-13-04

## The airworthiness directive

76-13-04 MCDONNELL DOUGLAS: Amendment 39-2652. Applies to Douglas Model DC-10-10 and -30 series airplanes, certificated in all categories, incorporating lower galleys.

Compliance required within the next 3000 hours' time in service after the effective date of this AD, unless already accomplished.

To provide better access to the portable oxygen units in the lower galley, relocate the two portable oxygen units originally installed outboard of the forward escape ladder in the lower galley to the port side of the forward bulkhead and adjacent to the attendant seats. Additional installations and/or other locations may be approved by the Chief, Aircraft Engineering Division, FAA Western Region.

Special flight permits may be issued per FAR's 27.197 and 21.199 to operate airplanes to a base for the accomplishment of this AD.

This amendment becomes effective August 3, 1976.

## Affected data sheets (1) (OpenAirDocs)

The type certificate data sheets whose models the AD names.

- [TCDS A22WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A22WE): The Boeing Company; names 2 of 11 models: DC-10-30, DC-10-10

## Registered aircraft it may apply to (OpenAirDocs)

Matched by airframe and engine model; the AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

- Aircraft: 5 (5 by airframe model, 0 by engine model)
- Makers: Mcdonnell-Douglas 5

Models with the most aircraft:

- [Mcdonnell-Douglas DC-10-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-10-30): 5 aircraft (airframe model)

All 1 models: https://openairdocs.org/ad/76-13-04/models.md
Every aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/ad/76-13-04/aircraft.md

Its text cites no advisory circulars or STCs.

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