# AD 58-01-07: Control System Turnbuckles - Type: Airworthiness directive - Status: Current - Products: FS 2001 J5A-80, J5A (Army L-4F), J5B (Army L-4G), J5C, J-3, J3C-40, J3C-50, J3C-50S, J3C-65S, J3F-50, J3F-50S, J3F-60 and 9 more - Published: February 20, 1958 - Issued: February 20, 1958 - Superseded by: Nothing supersedes this AD - Product type: Aircraft, Small airplane - Registered aircraft: 806 may be affected, by airframe or engine model (OpenAirDocs) - FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/1AC33150D27815C48625698B00765092.0001 - DRS record last changed: November 21, 2025 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ad/58-01-07 ## The airworthiness directive 58-01-07 PIPER: Applies to All J-3 Series and J-5 Series Aircraft. Compliance required by February 1, 1958. To preclude the possibility of failures of the fork end of the turnbuckles in the control system, the following inspection and rework is necessary. Failures of the fork end of the turnbuckles have occurred in the area covered by the safety wire. This results from binding caused by the attaching bolt being drawn up too tightly on the fork end of the turnbuckle. Inspect the turnbuckle to horn attachment at the elevators, rudder and ailerons to determine that an AN 23-12 clevis bolt is installed with one AN 960-10 washer under the nut. This assembly should swivel freely. ## Affected data sheets (6) (OpenAirDocs) The type certificate data sheets whose models the AD names. - [TCDS A-692](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-692): Piper Aircraft Inc.; names 6 of 6 models: J3F-60S, J3F-50S, J3F-65S, J3F-65 (Army L-4D), J3F-50, J3F-60 - [TCDS A-691](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-691): Piper Aircraft Inc.; names 5 of 7 models: J3C-65 (Army L-4; L-4A; L-4B (Navy NE-1); L-4H; L-4J (Navy NE-2)), J3C-40, J3C-65S, J3C-50, J3C-50S - [TCDS A-698](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-698): Piper Aircraft Inc.; names 4 of 4 models: J3L-65S, J3L, J3L-S, J3L-65 (Army L-4C) - [TCDS A-725](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-725): FS 2001 Corp.; names 4 of 6 models: J5B (Army L-4G), J5A-80, J5A (Army L-4F), J5C - [TCDS ATC 660](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/ATC%20660): Piper Aircraft Inc.; names 1 of 1 models: J-3 - [TCDS TC 695](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/TC%20695): Piper Aircraft Inc.; names 1 of 1 models: J3P ## 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: 806 (806 by airframe model, 0 by engine model) - Makers: Piper 799, Piper-Dahl 2, Piper Whitaker 1, Piper-Ford 1, Piper-Green-Lewis 1, Piper/Fielder 1, Piper/Morris 1 Models with the most aircraft: - [Piper J5A](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5a): 268 aircraft (airframe model) - [Piper J3L-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3l-65): 179 aircraft (airframe model) - [Piper J3F-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3f-65): 127 aircraft (airframe model) - [Piper J-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j-3): 104 aircraft (airframe model) - [Piper J3C-65S](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65s): 27 aircraft (airframe model) - [Piper J3F-50](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3f-50): 22 aircraft (airframe model) - [Piper J5C](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5c): 19 aircraft (airframe model) - [Piper J3L](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3l): 15 aircraft (airframe model) - [Piper J3C-50](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-50): 13 aircraft (airframe model) - [Piper J3F-60](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3f-60): 13 aircraft (airframe model) - [Piper J5B](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5b): 5 aircraft (airframe model) - [Piper J3P](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3p): 3 aircraft (airframe model) - [Piper-Dahl J-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-dahl-j-3): 2 aircraft (airframe model) - [Piper J5A-80](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5a-80): 2 aircraft (airframe model) - [Piper-Ford J3](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-ford-j3): 1 aircraft (airframe model) - [Piper J3C-50S](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-50s): 1 aircraft (airframe model) - [Piper Whitaker J3](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-whitaker-j3): 1 aircraft (airframe model) - [Piper-Green-Lewis J-3 CUBY](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-green-lewis-j-3-cuby): 1 aircraft (airframe model) - [Piper J3L-65S](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3l-65s): 1 aircraft (airframe model) - [Piper/Morris J5A](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-morris-j5a): 1 aircraft (airframe model) All 21 models: https://openairdocs.org/ad/58-01-07/models.md Every aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/ad/58-01-07/aircraft.md Its text cites no advisory circulars or STCs. --- 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.