# AD 49-33-01: Hamilton Standard Propeller Blades

- Type: Airworthiness directive
- Status: Current
- Products: Boeing DC-6, DC-6A and DC-6B
- Superseded by: Nothing supersedes this AD
- Product type: Aircraft, Large airplane
- Registered aircraft: 17 may be affected, by airframe or engine model (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/7C712768C1E38BD1862569BC005C0057.0001
- DRS record last changed: May 30, 2024
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ad/49-33-01

## The airworthiness directive

49-33-01 DOUGLAS: Applies to All Model DC-6 Airplanes Equipped With Hamilton Standard Model 43D60/6851A-O Props.

Compliance required not later than September 10, 1949.

As a precautionary measure against fatigue failure, Hamilton Standard Model 43D60/6851A-O propeller blades may not be operated in excess of 3,500 hours unless the taper-bores have been remachined and reshotpeened by the manufacturer. In addition, any blades of this model which have sustained damage sufficient to change their face or edge alignment shall be withdrawn from service pending final results of manufacturer's test program.

## Affected data sheets (3) (OpenAirDocs)

The type certificate data sheets whose models the AD names.

- [TCDS 6A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/6A3): The Boeing Company; names 1 of 3 models: DC-6A
- [TCDS 6A4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/6A4): The Boeing Company; names 1 of 2 models: DC-6B
- [TCDS A-781](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-781): The Boeing Company; names 1 of 1 models: DC-6

## 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: 17 (17 by airframe model, 0 by engine model)
- Makers: Douglas 17

Models with the most aircraft:

- [Douglas DC-6B](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-6b): 9 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Douglas DC-6A](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-6a): 7 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Douglas DC-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-6): 1 aircraft (airframe model)

All 3 models: https://openairdocs.org/ad/49-33-01/models.md
Every aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/ad/49-33-01/aircraft.md

Its text cites no advisory circulars or STCs.

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