# AD 60-03-02: Cargo and Baggage Compartments

- Type: Airworthiness directive
- Status: Current
- Products: Airlift International C-46A, C-46D, C-46F, C-46R, C-46E, C-46A, C-46D, C-46E, C-46F, C-46A, C-46D, C-46F and 3 more
- Superseded by: Nothing supersedes this AD
- Product type: Aircraft, Large airplane
- Registered aircraft: 7 may be affected, by airframe or engine model (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/88849D70C14695A0862569A8006BC56E.0001
- DRS record last changed: May 30, 2024
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ad/60-03-02

## The airworthiness directive

60-03-02 CURTISS-WRIGHT: Amdt. 99 Part 507 Federal Register February 2, 1960. Applies to all C-46 Series aircraft including the C-46R and C-46/CW20-T aircraft.

To eliminate the possibility of a fire in the cargo and baggage compartments being caused by unshielded sources of heat, compliance with CAR 4b.382(d)(See Note 1) must be accomplished by March 1, 1960.

NOTE 1: Section 4b.382(d) of the Civil Air Regulations provides as follows:

"Sources of heat within the compartment shall be shielded and insulated to prevent igniting the cargo." In a note to that section it further provides that "Sources of heat likely to ignite cargo include light bulbs, combustion heaters, heater ducts, electrical appliances, etc."

## Affected data sheets (2) (OpenAirDocs)

The type certificate data sheets whose models the AD names.

- [TCDS 2A5](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A5): Tempo Design Corporation; names 2 of 2 models: C-46/CW20-T, Super C-46/CW20-T
- [TCDS 3A2](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A2): Airlift International Inc.; names 1 of 4 models: C-46R

## 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: 7 (7 by airframe model, 0 by engine model)
- Makers: Curtiss Wright 7

Models with the most aircraft:

- [Curtiss Wright C-46F](https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-c-46f): 4 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Curtiss Wright C-46A](https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-c-46a): 1 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Curtiss Wright C-46D](https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-c-46d): 1 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Curtiss Wright C-46R](https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-c-46r): 1 aircraft (airframe model)

All 4 models: https://openairdocs.org/ad/60-03-02/models.md
Every aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/ad/60-03-02/aircraft.md

Its text cites no advisory circulars or STCs.

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