# AD 65-17-02: Landing Gear Position Warning Light

- 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
- Effective: September 2, 1965
- Superseded by: Nothing supersedes this AD
- Product type: Aircraft, Large airplane
- Amendment: 39-112
- Registered aircraft: 7 may be affected, by airframe or engine model (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/FC7ED1CDBB0F5247862569A8006E328E.0001
- DRS record last changed: May 30, 2024
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ad/65-17-02

## The airworthiness directive

65-17-02 CURTISS-WRIGHT: Amdt. 39-112 Part 39 Federal Register August 3, 1965. Applies to Model C-46 Series Airplanes.

Compliance required within the next 300 hours' time in service after the effective date of this AD unless already accomplished.

To prevent further erroneous indication by the landing gear position warning light that the landing gear is down and locked, accomplish the following:

Modify the gear position warning light system by providing a separate position indication circuit and separate green light or other equivalent indicator for the "down and locked" position for each of the three landing gears in a manner approved by the Chief, Engineering and Manufacturing Branch, FAA Southern Region.

This directive effective September 2, 1965.

## 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/65-17-02/models.md
Every aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/ad/65-17-02/aircraft.md

Its text cites no advisory circulars or STCs.

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