AD 68-26-02

final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; DE HAVILLAND Model DHC-6 Airplanes

AD Number
68-26-02
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Unknown
FR Citation
This information is not available.

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Viking Air Limited DHC-6-1 Airworthiness Directives; DE HAVILLAND Model DHC-6 Airplanes
aircraft Viking Air Limited DHC-6-100 Airworthiness Directives; DE HAVILLAND Model DHC-6 Airplanes
aircraft Viking Air Limited DHC-6-200 Airworthiness Directives; DE HAVILLAND Model DHC-6 Airplanes
aircraft Viking Air Limited DHC-6-300 Airworthiness Directives; DE HAVILLAND Model DHC-6 Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Loose or missing jo-bolts in wing struts which have accumulated 150 or more hours time in service.

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Required Actions

Visually inspect the top and bottom of the right and left wing struts (P/N C6W1005-3, -4) for loose or missing jo-bolts within the next 50 hours time in service. Subsequent inspections must be conducted at intervals of 450 to 550, 2450 to 2550, and 7450 to 7550 hours after the initial inspection, followed by intervals not exceeding 5000 hours. Missing jo-bolts must be replaced prior to further flight, with a maximum of four missing in any strut replaced within 250 hours under specific spacing conditions.

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Compliance Time

Within the next 50 hours time in service

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Affected Aircraft

DE HAVILLAND Model DHC-6 Airplanes with wing struts P/N C6W1005-3, -4 that have accumulated 150 or more hours time in service as of December 20, 1968.

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Retrieved: Apr 8, 2026

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