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AD 47-25-10 ACTIVE

Elevator Tab Failure
Key Information
AD Number 47-25-10 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) Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation, Stinson Division
Model(s) BT-13 BT-13A (Army SNV-1) BT-13B (Navy SNV-2)
Regulatory Text

47-25-10 CONVAIR: (Was Service Note 4 of AD-2-571-2.) Applies to All BT-13 Series Airplanes Equipped With Wood Elevator Tabs.

Compliance required not later than September 1, 1947, and each 20 hours of operation thereafter.

The elevator tabs should be closely inspected to determine if any sign of glue failure, dry rot, or cracking of plywood exists adjacent to glue joints. Attachment of aluminum alloy extension to tab may have weakened the trailing edges of wood tabs or weathering of wood may have caused deterioration. If any failure or deterioration is found, the tab should be immediately replaced or repaired in an adequate manner.