# AD 60-07-08: Master Rod Assemblies

- Type: Airworthiness directive
- Status: Current
- Products: Wright Aeronautical Division, Curtiss-Wright Military Cyclone R-1820 Series
- Superseded by: Nothing supersedes this AD
- Product type: Engine
- FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/9AC25C329E91E6CA862569AE007020BE.0001
- DRS record last changed: May 30, 2024
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ad/60-07-08

## The airworthiness directive

60-07-08 WRIGHT: Amdt. 121 Part 507 Federal Register March 29, 1960. Applies to All R-1820-103 Engines Installed In Helicopters.

Compliance required at first engine overhaul after June 1, 1960, but not later than December 31, 1960.

To alleviate failures of the master rod assemblies, strengthened master and articulating rods with associated parts must be installed in accordance with the instructions contained in Wright Aeronautical Division Service Bulletin No. C9-353.

## Affected data sheets (1) (OpenAirDocs)

The type certificate data sheets whose models the AD names.

- [TCDS TC 5E-10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/TC%205E-10): Wright Aeronautical Division Curtiss-Wright Corporation; names 1 of 1 models: Military Cyclone R-1820 Series

## Registered aircraft it may apply to (OpenAirDocs)

No registered aircraft matched the models it names.

Its text cites no advisory circulars or STCs.

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