AD 47-51-13
Applicability
| Type | Manufacturer | Model | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| aircraft | Bellanca Aircraft Corporation | 14-13 | Airworthiness Directives; Bellanca Model 14-13 Airplanes |
| aircraft | Bellanca Aircraft Corporation | 14-13-2 | Airworthiness Directives; Bellanca Model 14-13 Airplanes |
| aircraft | Bellanca Aircraft Corporation | 14-13-3 | Airworthiness Directives; Bellanca Model 14-13 Airplanes |
| aircraft | Bellanca Aircraft Corporation | 14-13-3W | Airworthiness Directives; Bellanca Model 14-13 Airplanes |
Unsafe Condition
The aluminum cabin heat control valve could allow an engine compartment fire to enter the fuselage through the firewall cabin heater opening.
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Required Actions
Remove the aluminum cabin heat control valve and replace it with a steel valve of new design Bellanca Drawing No. 15067-40.
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Compliance Time
not later than May 1, 1948
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Affected Aircraft
Bellanca Model 14-13 Serial Numbers 1060 Through 1513, 1545, 1548, 1551 Through 1560
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Federal Register Abstract
Cabin Heat Control Valve
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AD Final Rules - DRS_47-51-13.html Copy URL Print/Save as PDF Document Versions Feedback Details AD Number: 47-51-13 Document Type: AD Final Rules Docket Number: Unknown Subject Heading: Airworthiness Directives; Bellanca Model 14-13 Airplanes Subject: Cabin Heat Control Valve Status: Current Citation: This information is not available. Citation Publish Date: Effective Date: Make: Bellanca Aircraft Corporation Model: 14-13 | 14-13-2 | 14-13-3 | 14-13-3W Product Type: Aircraft Product Subtype: Small Airplane Affected AD: Superseded AD: Affected By: Superseded By: Service/Office: Office of Primary Responsibility: CFR Part Reference: Part 39 Comments: AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES FINAL RULES: 47-51-13 CITATION: This information is not available. PAGE NUMBER: DOCKET NUMBER: Unknown AMENDMENT: AD NUMBER: 47-51-13 SUBJECT HEADING: Airworthiness Directives; Bellanca Model 14-13 Airplanes ACTION: SUMMARY: DATES: ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: REGULATORY TEXT: 47-51-13 BELLANCA: Applies to Model 14-13 Serial Numbers 1060 Through 1513, 1545, 1548, 1551 Through 1560. Compliance required not later than May 1, 1948. To eliminate the possibility of an engine compartment fire entering the fuselage through the firewall cabin heater opening, remove the aluminum cabin heat control valve and replace with a steel valve of new design Bellanca Drawing No. 15067-40. (Bellanca Service Bulletin No. 11 dated June 20, 1947, covers this same subject.) FOOTER:
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AD Final Rules - DRS_47-51-13.html Copy URL Print/Save as PDF Document Versions Feedback Details AD Number: 47-51-13 Document Type: AD Final Rules Docket Number: Unknown Subject Heading: Airworthiness Directives; Bellanca Model 14-13 Airplanes Subject: Cabin Heat Control Valve Status: Current Citation: This information is not available. Citation Publish Date: Effective Date: Make: Bellanca Aircraft Corporation Model: 14-13 | 14-13-2 | 14-13-3 | 14-13-3W 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: 47-51-13 CITATION: This information is not available. PAGE NUMBER: DOCKET NUMBER: Unknown AMENDMENT: AD NUMBER: 47-51-13 SUBJECT HEADING: Airworthiness Directives; Bellanca Model 14-13 Airplanes ACTION: SUMMARY: DATES: ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: REGULATORY TEXT: 47-51-13 BELLANCA: Applies to Model 14-13 Serial Numbers 1060 Through 1513, 1545, 1548, 1551 Through 1560. Compliance required not later than May 1, 1948. To eliminate the possibility of an engine compartment fire entering the fuselage through the firewall cabin heater opening, remove the aluminum cabin heat control valve and replace with a steel valve of new design Bellanca Drawing No. 15067-40. (Bellanca Service Bulletin No. 11 dated June 20, 1947, covers this same subject.) FOOTER:
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