AD 48-13-07

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Airworthiness Directives; Aeronca Model 11AC and S11AC Airplanes

AD Number
48-13-07
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Unknown
FR Citation
This information is not available.

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft American Champion Aircraft Corp. 11AC Airworthiness Directives; Aeronca Model 11AC and S11AC Airplanes
aircraft American Champion Aircraft Corp. S11AC Airworthiness Directives; Aeronca Model 11AC and S11AC Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Interference and failure of the turnbuckle forks at the attachment points of the two elevator control cables to the horn located on the bottom of the control column.

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Required Actions

Inspect to determine that AN 161-16RS turnbuckle forks have been replaced by AN 160-16S forks. The new fork must have a distance of 15/32 inch from the bottom of the fork slot to the center of the attachment bolt, which is smaller than the original 3/8 inch.

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Compliance Time

at next periodic inspection but not later than May 1, 1948

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Affected Aircraft

Aeronca Model 11AC and S11AC Serial Numbers 1 Through 931.

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Retrieved: Apr 8, 2026

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