# Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes
> **Rule** · Final rule. · Published 2025-05-08 · Effective 2025-06-12 · 90 FR 19421
## Document
- **Document number:** 2025-07968
- **Category:** airworthiness
- **Manufacturer:** The Boeing Company
- **Type:** Rule
- **Action:** Final rule.
- **Citation:** 90 FR 19421
- **Publication date:** 2025-05-08
- **Effective date:** 2025-06-12
- **FAA docket:** Docket No. FAA-2024-2427
## Abstract

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all The Boeing Company Model DC-9-81 (MD-81), DC-9-82 (MD-82), DC-9-83 (MD- 83), DC 9-87 (MD-87), and MD-88 airplanes, and Model DC-9-10, DC-9-20, DC-9-30, DC-9-40, and DC-9-50 series airplanes. This AD was prompted by the discovery of jammed elevators during takeoff. This AD requires revising the "Certificate Limitations" section of the existing airplane flight manual (AFM) to include a procedure to confirm elevator surfaces are not jammed in the trailing edge down (TED) position. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/05/08/2025-07968/airworthiness-directives-the-boeing-company-airplanes)
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