# AD 51-09-03: Fuel Shutoff Valve Clip - Type: Airworthiness directive - Status: Current - Products: Taylorcraft A, Army TG-6 Conversions, BF, BF-60, BF-65, BF12-65, BFS, BFS-60, BFS-65, BFS12-65, BL, BL-65 and 28 more - Superseded by: Nothing supersedes this AD - Product type: Aircraft, Small airplane - Registered aircraft: 1,742 may be affected, by airframe or engine model (OpenAirDocs) - FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/15B44EC143DAB8FF86256A56006D79AD.0001 - DRS record last changed: May 30, 2024 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ad/51-09-03 ## The airworthiness directive 51-09-03 TAYLORCRAFT: Applies to All Series Aircraft Below Serial Number 13001 Incorporating a Pushpull Type Fuel Shutoff Control. Compliance required not later than June 1, 1951. To prevent accidental operation of the fuel shutoff valve during flight, a safety device must be installed on this control. The device is to prevent inadvertent operation of the fuel shutoff valve by requiring a definite and positive movement by the pilot before the control can be operated. Taylorcraft P/N B12-947-3 or equivalent is considered satisfactory. P/N B12-947 which was previously installed in some Taylorcraft airplanes must be replaced by this improved part. (Taylorcraft Service Bulletin No. 66 dated December 6, 1950, covers this same subject.) This supersedes AD 47-13-01. ## Affected data sheets (7) (OpenAirDocs) The type certificate data sheets whose models the AD names. - [TCDS A-696](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-696): Taylorcraft 2000 LLC; names 14 of 14 models: BCS, BC-65, BC12-D, BC12-65, BCS12-D, BC, BCS-65, BCS12D-4-85… - [TCDS 1A9](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A9): Taylorcraft 2000 LLC; names 9 of 9 models: F22C, F22, F19, F22A, F21, 19, F21B, F22B… - [TCDS A-699](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-699): Taylorcraft Inc.; names 8 of 8 models: BFS-60, BF, BFS-65, BF12-65, BF-65, BFS, BFS12-65, BF-60 - [TCDS A-700](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-700): Taylorcraft Inc.; names 6 of 6 models: BL-65, BLS12-65, BL12-65, BLS, BLS-65, BL - [TCDS 1A11](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A11): Taylorcraft Inc.; names 1 of 1 models: FA-III - [TCDS A-643](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-643): Taylorcraft Inc.; names 1 of 1 models: A - [TCDS Taylorcraft TG-6](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/Taylorcraft%20TG-6): Taylorcraft Inc.; names 1 of 1 models: Army TG-6 Conversions ## 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: 1,742 (1,742 by airframe model, 0 by engine model) - Makers: Taylorcraft 1,736, Taylor-Young 4, Taylor-Coot 1, Taylorcraft/Ellis 1 Models with the most aircraft: - [Taylorcraft BC12-D](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d): 1,011 aircraft (airframe model) - [Taylorcraft BL-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bl-65): 134 aircraft (airframe model) - [Taylorcraft BC-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc-65): 109 aircraft (airframe model) - [Taylorcraft BC12-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-65): 104 aircraft (airframe model) - [Taylorcraft F19](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-f19): 85 aircraft (airframe model) - [Taylorcraft BC12-D1](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d1): 76 aircraft (airframe model) - [Taylorcraft A](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-a): 28 aircraft (airframe model) - [Taylorcraft BC12D-85](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12d-85): 28 aircraft (airframe model) - [Taylorcraft 19](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-19): 18 aircraft (airframe model) - [Taylorcraft BC](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc): 17 aircraft (airframe model) - [Taylorcraft BL12-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bl12-65): 16 aircraft (airframe model) - [Taylorcraft BF12-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bf12-65): 14 aircraft (airframe model) - [Taylorcraft F21](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-f21): 14 aircraft (airframe model) - [Taylorcraft BL](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bl): 13 aircraft (airframe model) - [Taylorcraft F21B](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-f21b): 13 aircraft (airframe model) - [Taylorcraft BCS12-D](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bcs12-d): 11 aircraft (airframe model) - [Taylorcraft BF](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bf): 9 aircraft (airframe model) - [Taylorcraft BF-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bf-65): 9 aircraft (airframe model) - [Taylorcraft BC12D-4-85](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12d-4-85): 6 aircraft (airframe model) - [Taylorcraft BCS12D-4-85](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bcs12d-4-85): 5 aircraft (airframe model) All 31 models: https://openairdocs.org/ad/51-09-03/models.md Every aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/ad/51-09-03/aircraft.md Its text cites no advisory circulars or STCs. ## NTSB investigations that cite this AD (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB CHI05LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA023), Nov 6, 2004: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N39971), Wasta, SD, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot inadvertently pulled the fuel shut off valve resulting in fuel starvation and a subsequent loss of engine power. The pilot also failed to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in the… --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.