# AD 46-31-01: Hinged Seat Back

- Type: Airworthiness directive
- Status: Current
- Products: Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation, Stinson Division L-5B, L-5C, L-5E, L-5E-1 and L-5G
- Superseded by: Nothing supersedes this AD
- Product type: Aircraft, Small airplane
- Registered aircraft: 55 may be affected, by airframe or engine model (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/7055085B47D7B8D586256A56005CA98A.0001
- DRS record last changed: May 30, 2024
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ad/46-31-01

## The airworthiness directive

46-31-01 STINSON: (Was Mandatory Note 1 of AD-764-1.) Applies to Model L-5B, - 5C, -5E, -5E-1, -5G Aircraft.

Compliance required at time of civil certification or, if already certificated, prior to next periodic inspection.

The hinged back of the rear seat must be permanently fastened to preclude the possibility of interference with the rear control stick.

## Affected data sheets (1) (OpenAirDocs)

The type certificate data sheets whose models the AD names.

- [TCDS A-764](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-764): Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation Stinson Division; names 5 of 7 models: L-5B, L-5C, L-5E, L-5E-1, L-5G

## 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: 55 (55 by airframe model, 0 by engine model)
- Makers: Stinson 53, Consolidated 1, Stinson/Wilbur 1

Models with the most aircraft:

- [Stinson L-5G](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-l-5g): 22 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Stinson L-5E](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-l-5e): 20 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Stinson L-5B](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-l-5b): 7 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Stinson L-5E-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-l-5e-1): 3 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Consolidated L5E1](https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-l5e1): 1 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Stinson L-5C](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-l-5c): 1 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Stinson/Wilbur L-5G](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-wilbur-l-5g): 1 aircraft (airframe model)

All 7 models: https://openairdocs.org/ad/46-31-01/models.md
Every aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/ad/46-31-01/aircraft.md

Its text cites no advisory circulars or STCs.

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