AD 47-31-01

Airworthiness directive · Nose Gear Hydraulic Actuating Cylinder Lines · Sierra Hotel Aero Navion (Army L-17A)

Model
Navion (Army L-17A)
Data sheet
TCDSA-782
Registered aircraft
373 matched by model
Product
Aircraft · Small airplane

Unofficial copy of the text in the FAA’s Dynamic Regulatory System. The FAA’s own copy is the authoritative one. DRS record last changed May 30, 2024.

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47-31-01 NAVION: (Was Mandatory Note 10 of AD-782-3.) Applies to All Serials Up to and Including Number NAV-4-947.

To be accomplished not later than October 1, 1947.

To reduce the possibility of nose gear hydraulic actuating cylinder line failures due to inflexibility, the cylinders must be removed and reinstalled with the lines therefrom leading aft. Each of the present lines must be replaced with a longer line incorporating a "U" bend.

(North American Field Service Bulletin No. 28 covers this same subject.)

Affected TCDS · 1

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Registered aircraft · 373

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  • North American203 aircraft
  • Ryan170 aircraft
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19461959
Registered aircraft by year built: 293 aircraft
194678
194798
194888
194923
19502
19511
19561
19581
19591

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