| AD Number | 47-50-09 | 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. | ||
| Manufacturer(s) | Fairchild Personal Planes Division, Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corp. |
| Model(s) | 24R40 (Army UC-86) 24R40S 24R46 24R46A (Army UC-61K) 24R46S 24R9 (Army UC-61C) 24R9S 24W-40 (Army UC-61G) 24W-40S 24W-41 (Army UC-61) 24W-41A (Army UC-61A) 24W-41AS 24W-41S 24W-46 24W-46S 24W-9 (Army UC-61F) 24W-9S |
47-50-09 FAIRCHILD: Applies to 24R and 24W Series Aircraft.
Inspection required each 100 hours of operation.
Inspect the landing gear fittings near the lower longeron attachment and also the fuselage fittings for cracks. Cracks in the strut not exceeding 1/8 inch in length may be repaired by electric arc welding. Cracks in excess of 1/8 inch in length should be stop drilled and oxyacetylene welded, and the landing gear strut should be re-heat-treated to 180,000 pounds per square inch.
(Fairchild Service Bulletin No. 41-8 dated June 23, 1941, covers this subject.)