AD 48-06-05
Applicability
| Type | Manufacturer | Model | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | C54-DC | Airworthiness Directives; DOUGLAS DC-4 and C-54 Aircraft |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | C54A-DC | Airworthiness Directives; DOUGLAS DC-4 and C-54 Aircraft |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | C54B-DC | Airworthiness Directives; DOUGLAS DC-4 and C-54 Aircraft |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | C54D-DC | Airworthiness Directives; DOUGLAS DC-4 and C-54 Aircraft |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | C54E-DC | Airworthiness Directives; DOUGLAS DC-4 and C-54 Aircraft |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | C54G-DC | Airworthiness Directives; DOUGLAS DC-4 and C-54 Aircraft |
| aircraft | The Boeing Company | DC-4 | Airworthiness Directives; DOUGLAS DC-4 and C-54 Aircraft |
Unsafe Condition
Failure of the aileron hinge eyebolts and the rudder trim tab and elevator trim tab hinges and control horns.
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Required Actions
Replace No. 3 hinge eyebolt P/N 1166013 with new eyebolt P/N 1357234 on applicable aileron assemblies. Replace elevator and rudder trim tab hinges and control horns with steel parts. Replace standard AN bolts with new special close tolerance high strength bolts using AN 310 nuts, AN 960 washers, and AN 380 cotter pins.
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Compliance Time
November 1, 1948
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Affected Aircraft
Douglas DC-4 and C-54 Aircraft with model designators C54-DC, C54A-DC, C54B-DC, C54D-DC, C54E-DC, C54G-DC, and DC-4.
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Federal Register Abstract
Control Surface Attachment Rework
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AD Final Rules - DRS_48-06-05.html Copy URL Print/Save as PDF Document Versions Feedback Details AD Number: 48-06-05 Document Type: AD Final Rules Docket Number: Unknown Subject Heading: Airworthiness Directives; DOUGLAS DC-4 and C-54 Aircraft Subject: Control Surface Attachment Rework Status: Current Citation: This information is not available. Citation Publish Date: Effective Date: Make: The Boeing Company Model: C54-DC | C54A-DC | C54B-DC | C54D-DC | C54E-DC | C54G-DC | DC-4 Product Type: Aircraft Product Subtype: Large Airplane Affected AD: Superseded AD: Affected By: Superseded By: Service/Office: Office of Primary Responsibility: CFR Part Reference: Part 39 Comments: AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES FINAL RULES: 48-06-05 CITATION: This information is not available. PAGE NUMBER: DOCKET NUMBER: Unknown AMENDMENT: AD NUMBER: 48-06-05 SUBJECT HEADING: Airworthiness Directives; DOUGLAS DC-4 and C-54 Aircraft ACTION: SUMMARY: DATES: ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: REGULATORY TEXT: 48-06-05 DOUGLAS: Applies to DC-4 and C-54 Aircraft. Compliance required by November 1, 1948. To prevent failure of the aileron hinge eyebolts and the rudder trim tab and elevator trim tab hinges and control horns, the following changes must be made: 1. On airplanes having aileron assemblies P/N 5166075, -1, -500, -501, or -503, replace No. 3 hinge eyebolt P/N 1166013 with new eyebolt P/N 1357234. Airplanes having aileron assemblies P/N 5078609, -1, -500, -501, -502, or -503, do not require this hinge replacement. 2. On elevator and rudder trim tabs replace all hinges and control horns with new parts made of steel. 3. Replace the standard AN bolts in elevator trim tab and rudder trim tab hinges and control horns with new special close tolerance high strength bolts using new AN 310 type nuts, AN 960 washers and AN 380 cotter pins. Inspection should be accomplished in accordance with Note 51-9-2 except in the case of aircraft in which the standard AN rudder and elevator hinge bolts have not been replaced with new close tolerance high strength bolts using new AN 310 type nuts, AN 960 washers and AN 380 cotter pins. In such cases, inspection should be accomplished at intervals not to exceed 1,000 hours. (Douglas Service Bulletin DC-4 No. 83 covers the above rework.) FOOTER:
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AD Final Rules - DRS_48-06-05.html Copy URL Print/Save as PDF Document Versions Feedback Details AD Number: 48-06-05 Document Type: AD Final Rules Docket Number: Unknown Subject Heading: Airworthiness Directives; DOUGLAS DC-4 and C-54 Aircraft Subject: Control Surface Attachment Rework Status: Current Citation: This information is not available. Citation Publish Date: Effective Date: Make: The Boeing Company Model: C54-DC | C54A-DC | C54B-DC | C54D-DC | C54E-DC | C54G-DC | DC-4 Product Type: Aircraft Product Subtype: Large 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: 48-06-05 CITATION: This information is not available. PAGE NUMBER: DOCKET NUMBER: Unknown AMENDMENT: AD NUMBER: 48-06-05 SUBJECT HEADING: Airworthiness Directives; DOUGLAS DC-4 and C-54 Aircraft ACTION: SUMMARY: DATES: ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: REGULATORY TEXT: 48-06-05 DOUGLAS: Applies to DC-4 and C-54 Aircraft. Compliance required by November 1, 1948. To prevent failure of the aileron hinge eyebolts and the rudder trim tab and elevator trim tab hinges and control horns, the following changes must be made: 1. On airplanes having aileron assemblies P/N 5166075, -1, -500, -501, or -503, replace No. 3 hinge eyebolt P/N 1166013 with new eyebolt P/N 1357234. Airplanes having aileron assemblies P/N 5078609, -1, -500, -501, -502, or -503, do not require this hinge replacement. 2. On elevator and rudder trim tabs replace all hinges and control horns with new parts made of steel. 3. Replace the standard AN bolts in elevator trim tab and rudder trim tab hinges and control horns with new special close tolerance high strength bolts using new AN 310 type nuts, AN 960 washers and AN 380 cotter pins. Inspection should be accomplished in accordance with Note 51-9-2 except in the case of aircraft in which the standard AN rudder and elevator hinge bolts have not been replaced with new close tolerance high strength bolts using new AN 310 type nuts, AN 960 washers and AN 380 cotter pins. In such cases, inspection should be accomplished at intervals not to exceed 1,000 hours. (Douglas Service Bulletin DC-4 No. 83 covers the above rework.) FOOTER:
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