# AD 48-14-01: Fuel Line Elbow

- Type: Airworthiness directive
- Status: Current
- Products: FS 2003 PA-12
- Superseded by: Nothing supersedes this AD
- Product type: Aircraft, Small airplane
- Registered aircraft: 1,242 may be affected, by airframe or engine model (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/7D5101A92FC92C528625698B00763F34.0001
- DRS record last changed: May 30, 2024
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ad/48-14-01

## The airworthiness directive

48-14-01 PIPER: Applies to PA-12 Aircraft Serial Numbers 12-1 Through 12-1869; 12- 1872; 12-1873; 12-1878; 12-1879; 12-1881; 12-1883; 12-1885 Through 12-1921; 12-2001 Through 12-2008; 12-2010 Through 12-2012; 12-2016; 12-2017; 12-2036 Through 12-2038; 12- 2042; 12-2043; 12-2047; 12-2050; 12-2051.

Compliance required prior to August 1, 1948.

To prevent possible fuel leakage at the connection of the elbow fitting with the rear fuel valve, replace elbow with Piper P/N 11610.

(Piper Service Bulletin No. 104 dated January 30, 1948, covers this same subject.)

## Affected data sheets (1) (OpenAirDocs)

The type certificate data sheets whose models the AD names.

- [TCDS A-780](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-780): FS 2003 Corp.; names 1 of 2 models: PA-12

## 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: 1,242 (1,242 by airframe model, 0 by engine model)
- Makers: Piper 1,242

Models with the most aircraft:

- [Piper PA-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12): 1,242 aircraft (airframe model)

All 1 models: https://openairdocs.org/ad/48-14-01/models.md
Every aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/ad/48-14-01/aircraft.md

Its text cites no advisory circulars or STCs.

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