- Models
- DC-6, DC-6A, DC-6B
- Registered aircraft
- 17 matched by model
- Product
- Aircraft · Large 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.
Copies of the files this page was built from, with their SHA-256. Retrieved October 18, 2026.
| File | Size | SHA-256 | Original |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAA DRS HTML | 19 KB | f4186221…81503b6 | FAA DRS (API key needed) |
On this page
The airworthiness directive
48-02-06 DOUGLAS: Applies to DC-6 Serial Numbers 42854 Through 42896; 43000 Through 43018; 43025; 43055 Through 43057; 43062 Through 43064; and 43105.
Compliance required by March 1, 1948.
As a fire protection measure, close off the dead air space between the upper and lower wing surfaces within the engine nacelle by installing cover plates over the open access hole in the lower surface of the wing in the right and left inboard nacelles between center and front spars and between Stations 130 and 167.
(Douglas Service Bulletin DC-6 No. 92 covers this same subject.)
Affected TCDS · 3
The type certificate data sheets for the models this AD names, matched by model and maker.
Registered aircraft · 17
Registered aircraft whose airframe or engine model this AD names. Matched by model only, so check each against the AD’s applicability.
| 1953 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1954 | 2 |
| 1956 | 1 |
| 1957 | 3 |
| 1958 | 3 |
| 1959 | 1 |
6 with no year recorded