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AD 60-03-02 ACTIVE

Cargo and Baggage Compartments
Key Information
AD Number 60-03-02 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) Airlift International, Inc. Curtiss-Wright Corporation Flying Tiger Line, Inc. L. B. Smith Aircraft Corporation Skyways International Trading and Transport Co. Tempo Design Corporation
Model(s) C-46A C-46D C-46F C-46R C-46E C-46A C-46D C-46E C-46F C-46A C-46D C-46F C-46F C-46/CW20-T Super C-46/CW20-T
Regulatory Text

60-03-02 CURTISS-WRIGHT: Amdt. 99 Part 507 Federal Register February 2, 1960. Applies to all C-46 Series aircraft including the C-46R and C-46/CW20-T aircraft.

To eliminate the possibility of a fire in the cargo and baggage compartments being caused by unshielded sources of heat, compliance with CAR 4b.382(d)(See Note 1) must be accomplished by March 1, 1960.

NOTE 1: Section 4b.382(d) of the Civil Air Regulations provides as follows:

"Sources of heat within the compartment shall be shielded and insulated to prevent igniting the cargo." In a note to that section it further provides that "Sources of heat likely to ignite cargo include light bulbs, combustion heaters, heater ducts, electrical appliances, etc."