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FAA · Type Certificate Data Sheet

TCDS A6WE

McDonnell Douglas Corporation

Historical Aircraft Large Airplane Rev 24 11/04/1994 drs.faa.gov ↗

Models covered (25)

Certification basis — 14 CFR

Specific sections

  • Sec. 25.2
  • Sec. 25.21
  • Sec. 25.103
  • Sec. 25.109
  • Sec. 25.253
  • Sec. 25.519
  • Sec. 25.562
  • Sec. 25.571
  • Sec. 25.671
  • Sec. 25.701
  • Sec. 25.785
  • Sec. 25.807
  • Sec. 25.808
  • Sec. 25.809
  • Sec. 25.810
  • Sec. 25.811
  • Sec. 25.812
  • Sec. 25.813
  • Sec. 25.853
  • Sec. 25.959
  • Sec. 25.1001
  • Sec. 25.1309
  • Sec. 25.1333
  • Sec. 25.1397
  • Sec. 26.11
  • Sec. 26.33
  • Sec. 26.43
  • Sec. 26.45
  • Sec. 21.101
  • Sec. 21.21

Former holders

  • McDonnell Douglas Corporation

Fleet view · 115 registered tails

Engineering specs aggregated from the FAA Aircraft Registry — what every actually-flying tail under this TCDS reports. Median + 10th–90th-percentile range across the active fleet.

Seats

100

n=115

Year of mfr

2001

1998–2006

Engines on the type, by tail count

  • BMW ROLLS BR 700 SERIES 51
  • ROLLS-ROYC BR 700 SERIES 44
  • ROLLS DEUT BR700-715A130 6
  • IAE V2528-D5 2
  • ROLLS-ROYC BR700-715C1-3 1
  • ROLLS DEUT BR700-715C130 1
  • BMW ROLLS BR700-715C130 1
  • BMW ROLLS BR700-715A130 1

NTSB events

42

across all model variants

Applicable ADs

583

FAA airworthiness directives

Per-tail rate

0.37 events / tail · 5.07 ADs / tail

The TCDS PDF on drs.faa.gov is the authoritative document for design-as-certified weight limits, performance, equipment, AD compliance times, and operating limitations. Open on drs.faa.gov ↗ DRS frequently breaks — when it does, the fleet view above and the cross-links below are usually what you actually need.