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AD 56-20-05 ACTIVE

Propeller Operating Limits
Key Information
AD Number 56-20-05 Status Active
Effective Date Not specified Issue Date Not specified
Docket Number Unknown Amendment N/A
Product Type ["Aircraft"] Product Subtype ["Large Airplane"]
CFR Part --- - Part 39 CFR Section N/A
Citation This information is not available.
Applicability
Manufacturer(s) The Boeing Company
Model(s) C54-DC DC-4 DC3-G102 DC3-G102A DC3-G103A DC3-G202A
Regulatory Text

56-20-05 DOUGLAS: Applies to All DC3 Series, DC-4 and C54-DC Series Aircraft Powered With Pratt & Whitney Military R-2000 and Twin Wasp D Series Engines. \n\n\tCompliance required not later than December 1, 1956. \n\n\tTo avoid crankshaft bending failures, the following placard must be placed on the instrument panel in a conspicuous place: "Avoid Continuous Operation of the Engines between 2310 and 2510 r.p.m." The tachometers must be marked with a red radial band in the above range. \n\n\tThis supersedes AD 48-03-01, which applied only to DC-4 airplanes.