# AD 43-07-01: Wing Center Section Spars

- Type: Airworthiness directive
- Status: Current
- Products: Fairchild Hiller M-62A, M-62A-3 and M-62B
- Superseded by: Nothing supersedes this AD
- Product type: Aircraft, Small airplane
- Registered aircraft: 174 may be affected, by airframe or engine model (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/8FA5D2EA64D90FF486256A38004EA11F.0001
- DRS record last changed: May 30, 2024
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ad/43-07-01

## The airworthiness directive

43-07-01 FAIRCHILD: (Was Service Note 2 of AD-724-2.) Applies to M-62 Series Aircraft.

At each periodic inspection, examine the wing center-section front and rear spars for wood deterioration and weakened glue joints due to moisture accumulation. (Method of inspection and repair, if necessary, are covered in Fairchild Service Maintenance Bulletin 45-62- 1, dated March 10, 1945.)

## Affected data sheets (1) (OpenAirDocs)

The type certificate data sheets whose models the AD names.

- [TCDS A-724](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-724): Fairchild Hiller Corporation; names 3 of 5 models: M-62B, M-62A, M-62A-3

## Registered aircraft it may apply to (OpenAirDocs)

Matched by airframe and engine model; the AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

- Aircraft: 174 (174 by airframe model, 0 by engine model)
- Makers: Fairchild 174

Models with the most aircraft:

- [Fairchild M-62A](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-m-62a): 116 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Fairchild M-62A-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-m-62a-3): 56 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Fairchild PT-26 M62A3](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-pt-26-m62a3): 1 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Fairchild M-62B](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-m-62b): 1 aircraft (airframe model)

All 4 models: https://openairdocs.org/ad/43-07-01/models.md
Every aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/ad/43-07-01/aircraft.md

Its text cites no advisory circulars or STCs.

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