# AD 54-24-01: Antitorque Pedal Stops

- Type: Airworthiness directive
- Status: Current
- Products: Scotts-Bell 47 47B, 47B3, 47D, 47D1, 47E and 47G
- Superseded by: Nothing supersedes this AD
- Product type: Aircraft, Rotorcraft
- Registered aircraft: 114 may be affected, by airframe or engine model (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/DF36FBC7911BE97E86256A34004F2B34.0001
- DRS record last changed: May 30, 2024
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ad/54-24-01

## The airworthiness directive

54-24-01 BELL: Applies to All Models 47B, 47B3, 47D, 47D1, 47E, 47G Except 47G Serial Numbers 1286, 1287, 1294, 1295, and 1299 and Subsequent.

Compliance required no later than next 25-hour inspection.

In order to preclude improper installation of antitorque pedal assembly for dual controls, install two stop assemblies, P/N 47-722-165-1.

(Bell Mandatory Service Bulletin No. 98 dated October 29, 1954, covers this same subject and outlines the details for the installation.)

## Affected data sheets (1) (OpenAirDocs)

The type certificate data sheets whose models the AD names.

- [TCDS H-1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H-1): Scott's-Bell 47 Inc; names 6 of 9 models: 47B, 47B3, 47D1, 47D, 47G, 47E

## 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: 114 (114 by airframe model, 0 by engine model)
- Makers: Bell 107, Bell-K-Copter 2, Bell Kitz Kopters 1, Bell-Allied Helicopter 1, Bell-Carson 1, Bell-Shippey 1, Continental Copters 1

Models with the most aircraft:

- [Bell 47G](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g): 55 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Bell 47D1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1): 47 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Bell 47D](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d): 4 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Bell-K-Copter 47G](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-k-copter-47g): 2 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Bell 47B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47b): 1 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Bell Kitz Kopters 47D1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-kitz-kopters-47d1): 1 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Bell-Allied Helicopter 47D1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-allied-helicopter-47d1): 1 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Bell-Shippey BELL 47G](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-shippey-bell-47g): 1 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Bell-Carson 47G](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-carson-47g): 1 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Continental Copters 47G](https://openairdocs.org/model/continental-copters-47g): 1 aircraft (airframe model)

All 10 models: https://openairdocs.org/ad/54-24-01/models.md
Every aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/ad/54-24-01/aircraft.md

Its text cites no advisory circulars or STCs.

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