# AD 55-06-01: Fuselage Fuel Tank Enclosure

- Type: Airworthiness directive
- Status: Current
- Products: American Navion Society D-16 and D-16A
- Superseded by: Nothing supersedes this AD
- Product type: Aircraft, Small airplane
- Registered aircraft: 10 may be affected, by airframe or engine model (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/78F708EA04818EBF86256A4500634B3B.0001
- DRS record last changed: May 30, 2024
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ad/55-06-01

## The airworthiness directive

55-06-01 TWIN NAVION: Applies to All Dauby, Riley and TEMCO Twin Navion Conversions. Compliance required not later than May 1, 1955.

In order to avoid the hazard of fuel and fumes entering the passenger compartment, it is necessary to install vented and drained fuel and fumeproof enclosures for all fuel tanks located in the fuselage. (Ref. CAR 3.442 (c).)

TEMCO Aircraft Corp. Twin Navion conversion Service Bulletin No. 2 covers this same subject and kits approved by the FAA for accomplishing the necessary alteration are available from TEMCO.

## Affected data sheets (1) (OpenAirDocs)

The type certificate data sheets whose models the AD names.

- [TCDS 2A1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A1): American Navion Society Ltd.; names 2 of 2 models: D-16A, D-16

## 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: 10 (10 by airframe model, 0 by engine model)
- Makers: Temco 8, Riley 2

Models with the most aircraft:

- [Temco D-16A](https://openairdocs.org/model/temco-d-16a): 6 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Temco D-16](https://openairdocs.org/model/temco-d-16): 2 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Riley D-16](https://openairdocs.org/model/riley-d-16): 1 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Riley D-16A](https://openairdocs.org/model/riley-d-16a): 1 aircraft (airframe model)

All 4 models: https://openairdocs.org/ad/55-06-01/models.md
Every aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/ad/55-06-01/aircraft.md

Its text cites no advisory circulars or STCs.

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