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AD 55-09-03 ACTIVE

Circuit Breaker
Key Information
AD Number 55-09-03 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) DC-6 DC-6A DC-6B
Regulatory Text

55-09-03 DOUGLAS: Applies to All DC-6 Series Aircraft Incorporating Hamilton Standard Propellers Prior to Serial No. 473. \n\n\tTo be accomplished as soon as practicable but not later than August 1, 1955. \n\n\tLoss of manual r.p.m. control can occur as a result of tripping of the fast-acting magnetic circuit breaker before the slow-acting fuse is blown on a faulted branch. Improved circuit protective coordination and resultant reliability in the manual control function should be provided by replacing the "Manual" 10-ampere magnetic circuit breaker with a 5-ampere thermal type breaker, and replacing the four 5-ampere fuses in the synchronizer unit with 2-ampere Slo-Blo fuses. \n\n\t(Douglas Service Letter DC-6 No. 171 dated November 17, 1953, and Hamilton Standard Service Bulletin No. 283 dated December 21, 1953, covers this same subject.)