# AD 70-03-01: Nose Landing Gear Locking Lever

- Type: Airworthiness directive
- Status: Current
- Products: de Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd., The D.H. 104 Dove Series 1A, D.H. 104 Dove Series 2A, D.H. 104 Dove Series 5A, D.H. 104 Dove Series 5BA, D.H. 104 Dove Series 6A, D.H. 104 Dove Series 6BA, D.H. 104 Dove Series 7A, D.H. 104 Dove Series 7AXC, D.H. 104 Dove Series 8A and D.H. 104 Dove Series 8AXC
- Effective: February 22, 1970
- Superseded by: Nothing supersedes this AD
- Product type: Aircraft, Small airplane
- Amendment: 39-928
- Registered aircraft: 3 may be affected, by airframe or engine model (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/019F72C857C8F37E86256A34006E6E80.0001
- DRS record last changed: May 30, 2024
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ad/70-03-01

## The airworthiness directive

70-03-01 HAWKER SIDDELEY: Amdt. 39-928. Applies to Hawker Siddeley Dove Model DH-104 airplanes.

Compliance is required within the next 300 landings after the effective date of this AD, unless already accomplished.

To prevent fatigue failure of the nose landing gear locking lever and jack attachment lever, replace the existing nose landing gear locking lever and jack attachment lever with Modification 978 levers in accordance with Hawker Siddeley Technical News Sheet Series CT(104) No. 155, Issue 4, dated 29 September 1969, or an FAA-approved equivalent.

This amendment becomes effective February 22, 1970.

## Affected data sheets (1) (OpenAirDocs)

The type certificate data sheets whose models the AD names.

- [TCDS A-807](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-807): Acro Aeronautical Services Ltd; names 10 of 10 models: D.H. 104 Dove Series 8A, D.H. 104 Dove Series 7A, D.H. 104 Dove Series 1A, D.H. 104 Dove Series 5A, D.H. 104 Dove Series 7AXC, D.H. 104 Dove Series 8AXC, D.H. 104 Dove Series 2A, D.H. 104 Dove Series 5BA…

## 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: 3 (3 by airframe model, 0 by engine model)
- Makers: Dehavilland 3

Models with the most aircraft:

- [Dehavilland DH104 DOVE 6A](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dh104-dove-6a): 3 aircraft (airframe model)

All 1 models: https://openairdocs.org/ad/70-03-01/models.md
Every aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/ad/70-03-01/aircraft.md

Its text cites no advisory circulars or STCs.

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