AD 62-26-01

final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; DOUGLAS All C54-DC Series and DC-4 Aircraft

AD Number
62-26-01
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Unknown
FR Citation
(Federal Register: December 8, 1962)

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft The Boeing Company C54-DC Airworthiness Directives; DOUGLAS All C54-DC Series and DC-4 Aircraft
aircraft The Boeing Company DC-4 Airworthiness Directives; DOUGLAS All C54-DC Series and DC-4 Aircraft

Unsafe Condition

Vibration stresses in excess of allowable limits for continuous safe operation occur in Hamilton Standard 23E50/6507-0 propeller blades over a wider range of engine operating speeds than previously determined.

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Required Actions

Remove existing placard covering 1,600-1,700 r.p.m. range and install new placard warning against operation between 1,550-1,750 r.p.m. during flight and 1,550-1,800 r.p.m. on ground with blades off low pitch stops. Mark tachometers with red arc over 1,550-1,750 r.p.m. range. Revise Airplane Flight Manual to incorporate these limitations.

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Compliance Time

within the next 200 hours' time in service after the effective date of this AD

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Affected Aircraft

DOUGLAS All C54-DC Series and DC-4 Aircraft equipped with Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasp Series/R-2000 Series engines and Hamilton Standard 23E50/6507-0 propellers.

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Retrieved: Apr 8, 2026

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