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AD 48-09-03 ACTIVE

Kollsman Airspeed Baffle
Key Information
AD Number 48-09-03 Status Active
Effective Date Not specified Issue Date Not specified
Docket Number Unknown Amendment N/A
Product Type ["Aircraft"] Product Subtype ["Small Airplane"]
CFR Part --- - Part 39 CFR Section N/A
Citation This information is not available.
Applicability
Manufacturer(s) Don Luscombe Aviation History Foundation, Inc.
Model(s) 8 8A 8B 8C 8D 8E 8F T-8F
Regulatory Text

48-09-03 LUSCOMBE: Applies to Model 8 Series Airplanes Below Serial Number 5682 Equipped With Kollsman Airspeed Instruments.

Compliance required by April 1, 1948.

To obtain more accurate airspeed readings remove small baffle LAC P/N 181112, which is attached to the fuselage at the airspeed static tube opening. Installation of this baffle provides inaccurate airspeed readings ranging from approximately +6 m.p.h. at stall to approximately +15 m.p.h. at minimum trim speed.