# AD 76-22-07: Flight Attendant's Seat

- Type: Airworthiness directive
- Status: Current
- Products: Boeing DC-9-11, DC-9-12, DC-9-13, DC-9-14, DC-9-15, DC-9-15F, DC-9-21, DC-9-31, DC-9-32, DC-9-32 (VC-9C), DC-9-32F, DC-9-32F (C-9A) and 10 more
- Effective: December 10, 1976
- Superseded by: Nothing supersedes this AD
- Product type: Aircraft, Large airplane
- Amendment: 39-2759
- Registered aircraft: 99 may be affected, by airframe or engine model (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/F3B618700898B13F862569C900755B60.0001
- DRS record last changed: May 30, 2024
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ad/76-22-07

## The airworthiness directive

76-22-07 MCDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATION: Amendment 39-2759. Applies to McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9 series airplane, certificated in all categories, having American Safety Flight Systems, Inc. seat belt Model 444657 and 444660 installed on the flight attendant's seat located on the aft pressure bulkhead door.

Compliance required within the next 1200 hours time in service after the effective date of this AD unless already accomplished.

To prevent possible injury to the occupant of the aft flight attendant's seat, accomplish either of the following:

  (a) Install a placard on the flight attendant's seat, located on the aft pressure bulkhead door which reads:

"DO NOT OCCUPY", or

  (b) Replace the bungee cord at the aft flight attendant's seat located on the aft pressure bulkhead door in accordance with McDonnell Douglas Service Bulletin 25-210, October 8, 1976, later FAA approved revisions, or in a manner approved by the Chief, Aircraft Engineering Division, FAA,Western Region.

NOTE: The subject seat belts were installed at a particular time during factory production and may also have been installed in the field in accordance with Service Bulletin 25-147.

This amendment becomes effective December 10, 1976.

## Affected data sheets (1) (OpenAirDocs)

The type certificate data sheets whose models the AD names.

- [TCDS A6WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A6WE): The Boeing Company; names 19 of 25 models: DC-9-12, DC-9-15F, DC-9-41, DC-9-13, DC-9-34F, DC-9-81 (MD-81), DC-9-33F, DC-9-83 (MD-83)…

## 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: 99 (99 by airframe model, 0 by engine model)
- Makers: Mcdonnell Douglas 93, Douglas 6

Models with the most aircraft:

- [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83)](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-83-md-83): 49 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82)](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-82-md-82): 22 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-87](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-87): 13 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-15F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-15f): 3 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-33F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-33f): 3 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Douglas DC-9-83](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-83): 1 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Douglas DC9-15](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc9-15): 1 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Douglas DC-9-15F](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-15f): 1 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Douglas DC-9-21](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-21): 1 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Douglas DC-9-32F](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-32f): 1 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-32](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-32): 1 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-32F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-32f): 1 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Douglas DC-9-33F](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-33f): 1 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-87 (MD-87)](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-87-md-87): 1 aircraft (airframe model)

All 14 models: https://openairdocs.org/ad/76-22-07/models.md
Every aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/ad/76-22-07/aircraft.md

Its text cites no advisory circulars or STCs.

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