AD 47-07-05
Applicability
| Type | Manufacturer | Model | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| aircraft | Fairchild Hiller Corporation | M-62A | Airworthiness Directives; Fairchild M-62 Series Aircraft |
| aircraft | Fairchild Hiller Corporation | M-62A-3 | Airworthiness Directives; Fairchild M-62 Series Aircraft |
| aircraft | Fairchild Hiller Corporation | M-62A-4 | Airworthiness Directives; Fairchild M-62 Series Aircraft |
| aircraft | Fairchild Hiller Corporation | M-62B | Airworthiness Directives; Fairchild M-62 Series Aircraft |
| aircraft | Fairchild Hiller Corporation | M-62C | Airworthiness Directives; Fairchild M-62 Series Aircraft |
Unsafe Condition
Foreign objects entering the torque tube could cause failure of the elevator control system.
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Required Actions
Install a boot where the elevator control enters the torque tube in the front cockpit and where the control stick enters the torque tube bracket in the rear cockpit. Also install cover plates on the sides of the torque tube bracket in the rear cockpit.
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Compliance Time
next periodic inspection
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Affected Aircraft
Fairchild Hiller Corporation M-62A, M-62A-3, M-62A-4, M-62B, M-62C aircraft
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Federal Register Abstract
Torque Tube
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AD Final Rules - DRS_47-07-05.html Copy URL Print/Save as PDF Document Versions Feedback Details AD Number: 47-07-05 Document Type: AD Final Rules Docket Number: Unknown Subject Heading: Airworthiness Directives; Fairchild M-62 Series Aircraft Subject: Torque Tube Status: Current Citation: This information is not available. Citation Publish Date: Effective Date: Make: Fairchild Hiller Corporation Model: M-62A | M-62A-3 | M-62A-4 | M-62B | M-62C Product Type: Aircraft Product Subtype: Small Airplane Affected AD: Superseded AD: Affected By: Superseded By: Service/Office: Office of Primary Responsibility: CFR Part Reference: Part 39 Comments: AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES FINAL RULES: 47-07-05 CITATION: This information is not available. PAGE NUMBER: DOCKET NUMBER: Unknown AMENDMENT: AD NUMBER: 47-07-05 SUBJECT HEADING: Airworthiness Directives; Fairchild M-62 Series Aircraft ACTION: SUMMARY: DATES: ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: REGULATORY TEXT: 47-07-05 FAIRCHILD: (Was Mandatory Note 7 of AD-724-2.) Applies to M-62 Series Aircraft. Compliance required at next periodic inspection. In order to eliminate the possibility of foreign objects entering the torque tube, install a boot at the point where the elevator control enters the torque tube in the front cockpit, and where the control stick enters the torque tube bracket in the rear cockpit. Also install cover plates on the sides of the torque tube bracket in the rear cockpit. (Fairchild Service Bulletin 44-62-5 dated October 10, 1944, covers this same subject.) FOOTER:
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AD Final Rules - DRS_47-07-05.html Copy URL Print/Save as PDF Document Versions Feedback Details AD Number: 47-07-05 Document Type: AD Final Rules Docket Number: Unknown Subject Heading: Airworthiness Directives; Fairchild M-62 Series Aircraft Subject: Torque Tube Status: Current Citation: This information is not available. Citation Publish Date: Effective Date: Make: Fairchild Hiller Corporation Model: M-62A | M-62A-3 | M-62A-4 | M-62B | M-62C Product Type: Aircraft Product Subtype: Small Airplane Affected AD: Superseded AD: Affected By: Superseded By: Service/Office: Office of Primary Responsibility: CFR Part Reference: Part 39 Comments: AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES FINAL RULES: 47-07-05 CITATION: This information is not available. PAGE NUMBER: DOCKET NUMBER: Unknown AMENDMENT: AD NUMBER: 47-07-05 SUBJECT HEADING: Airworthiness Directives; Fairchild M-62 Series Aircraft ACTION: SUMMARY: DATES: ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: REGULATORY TEXT: 47-07-05 FAIRCHILD: (Was Mandatory Note 7 of AD-724-2.) Applies to M-62 Series Aircraft. Compliance required at next periodic inspection. In order to eliminate the possibility of foreign objects entering the torque tube, install a boot at the point where the elevator control enters the torque tube in the front cockpit, and where the control stick enters the torque tube bracket in the rear cockpit. Also install cover plates on the sides of the torque tube bracket in the rear cockpit. (Fairchild Service Bulletin 44-62-5 dated October 10, 1944, covers this same subject.) FOOTER:
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