# AD 48-08-02: Cleveland Wheels

- Type: Airworthiness directive
- Status: Current
- Products: American Champion 11AC, 11BC, 11CC, 7AC, 7ACA, 7BCM (Army L-16A), 7CCM (Army L-16B), 7DC, 7EC, 7ECA, 7FC, 7GC and 24 more
- Superseded by: Nothing supersedes this AD
- Product type: Aircraft, Small airplane
- Registered aircraft: 7,792 may be affected, by airframe or engine model (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/6160B747FF8019D986256A380052928E.0001
- DRS record last changed: May 30, 2024
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ad/48-08-02

## The airworthiness directive

48-08-02 AERONCA, CHAMPION AND SILVAIRE: Applies to all Aeronca 11 Series, Champion (Aeronca) 7 Series, and Silvaire (Luscombe) 8 Series Aircraft Equipped with Cleveland Model 6:00 DMB Wheels, Assembly No. C-38500.

Compliance required after initial 500 hours of operation and each 100 hours of operation thereafter.

Remove the tires and inspect the wheel flanges for fatigue cracks. The wheel should be replaced if cracks are found.

## Affected data sheets (4) (OpenAirDocs)

The type certificate data sheets whose models the AD names.

- [TCDS A-759](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-759): American Champion Aircraft Corp.; names 22 of 22 models: 7KC, S7EC, 7GCBA, 7FC, S7CCM, 7JC, 7EC, 7GCA…
- [TCDS A-694](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-694): Luscombe Aircraft Corporation; names 8 of 8 models: 8, 8D, 8A, 8F, 8B, 8E, 8C, T-8F
- [TCDS A-761](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-761): American Champion Aircraft Corp.; names 4 of 4 models: 11BC, S11AC, 11AC, S11BC
- [TCDS A-796](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-796): American Champion Aircraft Corp.; names 2 of 2 models: S11CC, 11CC

## 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: 7,792 (7,792 by airframe model, 0 by engine model)
- Makers: Aeronca 3,086, Champion 1,590, Luscombe 1,445, Bellanca 1,226, American Champion 429, Silvaire 10, Aeronca/Miller/Delaney 1, Aeronca/Obrien 1, Aeronca/Vaughn 1, Luscombe/Pedersen 1

Models with the most aircraft:

- [Aeronca 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac): 1,878 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Luscombe 8A](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a): 896 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Aeronca 11AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-11ac): 603 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Bellanca 7GCBC](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc): 487 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Champion 7ECA](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca): 419 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Bellanca 7ECA](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7eca): 347 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Luscombe 8E](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e): 326 aircraft (airframe model)
- [American Champion 7GCBC](https://openairdocs.org/model/american-champion-7gcbc): 232 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Bellanca 7KCAB](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7kcab): 230 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Aeronca 7BCM](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7bcm): 175 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Champion 7FC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7fc): 164 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Champion 7EC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ec): 157 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Champion 7KCAB](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7kcab): 151 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Champion 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ac): 144 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Champion 7GCBC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcbc): 144 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Aeronca 7DC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7dc): 121 aircraft (airframe model)
- [American Champion 7GCAA](https://openairdocs.org/model/american-champion-7gcaa): 119 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Luscombe 8F](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8f): 119 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Bellanca 7GCAA](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcaa): 118 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Champion 7GCAA](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcaa): 114 aircraft (airframe model)

All 81 models: https://openairdocs.org/ad/48-08-02/models.md
Every aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/ad/48-08-02/aircraft.md

Its text cites no advisory circulars or STCs.

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