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AD 47-50-06 ACTIVE

Shock Strut Cracks
Key Information
AD Number 47-50-06 Status Active
Effective Date Not specified Issue Date June 17, 1950
Docket Number Unknown Amendment N/A
Product Type ["Aircraft"] Product Subtype ["Small Airplane"]
CFR Part --- - Part 39 CFR Section --- - _EMPTY_
Citation This information is not available.
Applicability
Manufacturer(s) Piper Aircraft Inc.
Model(s) J3C-65S PA-11 J3C-65 (Army L-4; L-4A; L-4B (Navy NE-1); L-4H; L-4J (Navy NE-2))
Regulatory Text

47-50-06 PIPER: Applies to All J3C-65 Series Airplanes Incorporating Landing Gear Approved for 1,220 Pounds Maximum Weight and PA-11 Airplane Serial Numbers 11-1 to 11- 352, Inclusive; 11-354 to 11-357, Inclusive; 11-359, 11-361 to 11-369, Inclusive; 11-371 to 11- 375, Inclusive; 11-377 to 11-385, Inclusive; 11-387, 11-396 to 11-402, Inclusive; 11-413, 11-414 and 11-430.

Compliance required at the next periodic inspection but not later than March 15, 1948.

Inspect the shock struts for cracks at the ends of the stop bolt slots. Damaged struts shall be properly repaired or replaced. To eliminate possible cracking of the shock struts at the ends of the slots, the rubber stop discs, Piper P/N 81232-13, four per airplane, shall be replaced with four leather discs, Piper P/N 81232-30 or may be made from belting leather, 11/16-inch diameter x 3/16-inch thick.

(Piper Service Bulletin No. 103 dated September 29, 1947, covers this same subject.)

Office of Primary Responsibility
["AIR-720: Operational Safety Branch"]