# AD 51-02-02: Asbestos Cloth Removal

- Type: Airworthiness directive
- Status: Current
- Products: Swift Museum Foundation GC-1A and GC-1B
- Superseded by: Nothing supersedes this AD
- Product type: Aircraft, Small airplane
- Registered aircraft: 541 may be affected, by airframe or engine model (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/DF0CF5833044BB4F86256A56006B9FAE.0001
- DRS record last changed: May 30, 2024
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ad/51-02-02

## The airworthiness directive

51-02-02 TEMCO: Applies to All Models GC-1A and GC-1B Airplanes Through Serial Number 3760, Except Those Equipped With Hanlon-Wilson Muffs.

Compliance required by February 15, 1951.

To prevent engine malfunctioning due to pieces of asbestos from the carburetor heat muff entering the carburetor, remove all asbestos strips on the right-hand (carburetor heat) muff. After removal of the asbestos, peen the muff collars to provide a tight fit on the exhaust stacks.

This supersedes AD 47-25-08.

## Affected data sheets (1) (OpenAirDocs)

The type certificate data sheets whose models the AD names.

- [TCDS A-766](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-766): Swift Museum Foundation Inc.; names 2 of 2 models: GC-1A, GC-1B

## 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: 541 (541 by airframe model, 0 by engine model)
- Makers: Globe 426, Temco 115

Models with the most aircraft:

- [Globe GC-1B](https://openairdocs.org/model/globe-gc-1b): 395 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Temco GC-1B](https://openairdocs.org/model/temco-gc-1b): 115 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Globe GC-1A](https://openairdocs.org/model/globe-gc-1a): 31 aircraft (airframe model)

All 3 models: https://openairdocs.org/ad/51-02-02/models.md
Every aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/ad/51-02-02/aircraft.md

Its text cites no advisory circulars or STCs.

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