- Models
- 8, 8A, 8B, 8C, 8D, 8E, 8F, T-8F
- Data sheet
- TCDSA-694
- Registered aircraft
- 1,458 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.
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 | 18 KB | a5e3eafe…f3f7af5 | FAA DRS (API key needed) |
On this page
The airworthiness directive
48-09-03 LUSCOMBE: Applies to Model 8 Series Airplanes Below Serial Number 5682 Equipped With Kollsman Airspeed Instruments.
Compliance required by April 1, 1948.
To obtain more accurate airspeed readings remove small baffle LAC P/N 181112, which is attached to the fuselage at the airspeed static tube opening. Installation of this baffle provides inaccurate airspeed readings ranging from approximately +6 m.p.h. at stall to approximately +15 m.p.h. at minimum trim speed.
Affected TCDS · 1
The type certificate data sheets for the models this AD names, matched by model and maker.
Registered aircraft · 1,458
Registered aircraft whose airframe or engine model this AD names. Matched by model only, so check each against the AD’s applicability.
| 1938 | 10 |
|---|---|
| 1939 | 35 |
| 1940 | 73 |
| 1941 | 38 |
| 1942 | 4 |
| 1945 | 16 |
| 1946 | 507 |
| 1947 | 266 |
| 1948 | 143 |
| 1949 | 34 |
| 1950 | 17 |
| 1952 | 1 |
| 1953 | 2 |
| 1954 | 1 |
| 1955 | 3 |
| 1956 | 2 |
| 1957 | 3 |
| 1959 | 14 |
| 1960 | 3 |
| 1981 | 1 |
285 with no year recorded