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2000-18-53: Oil Filter Converter Plate Gaskets

Emergency order 2000-18-53 is an airworthiness directive. The FAA's subject line: Oil Filter Converter Plate Gaskets. It names the Lycoming AEIO-540 series, Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D, Lycoming IO-360-A1D6D, Lycoming IO-360-A3B6D, Lycoming IO-360-A3D6D, Lycoming IO-360 series, Lycoming IO-540-C4D5D, Lycoming IO-540-K1A5D, Lycoming IO-540-K1G5D, Lycoming IO-540-L1B5D, Lycoming IO-540-M1B5D, Lycoming IO-540 series, Lycoming IO-540-T4A5D, Lycoming IO-540-V4A5D, Lycoming IO-540-W1A5D, Lycoming IO-720, Lycoming IO-720-D1CD, Lycoming LO-360-A1G6D, Lycoming LO-360-A1H6, Lycoming LO-360-E1AD, Lycoming LTIO-540-F2BD, Lycoming LTIO-540-J2BD, Lycoming LTO-360-E1A6D, Lycoming O-320-H2AD, Lycoming O-320 series, Lycoming O-540-J1A5D, Lycoming O-540-J2A5D, Lycoming O-540-J3A5D, Lycoming O-540-J3C5D, Lycoming O-540-L3C5D, Lycoming O-540 series, Lycoming TIGO-541-E1A, Lycoming TIGO-541 series, Lycoming TIO-360-C1A6D, Lycoming TIO-541-A1A, Lycoming TIO-541-E1C4, Lycoming TIO-541 series engines: about 47,444 aircraft on the U.S. register today across them, though an order usually covers particular versions or serial numbers rather than every one. System: engine.

What it applies to as the FAA lists it

Kind of product
Engine
Makes
Textron Lycoming, AVCO Corporation; Lycoming Engines
Models
AEIO-540, IO-360-A1B6D, IO-360-A1D6D, IO-360-A3B6D, IO-360-A3D6D, IO-360-C1E6D, IO-360-J1A6D, IO-360-J1AD, IO-540-C4D5D, IO-540-K1A5D, IO-540-K1B5D, IO-540-K1E5D, IO-540-K1F5D, IO-540-K1G5D, IO-540-K1J5D, IO-540-L1A5D, IO-540-L1B5D, IO-540-M1A5D, IO-540-M1B5D, IO-540-M2A5D, IO-540-T4A5D, IO-540-T4B5D, IO-540-T4C5D, IO-540-U1A5D, IO-540-U1B5D, IO-540-V4A5D, IO-540-W1A5D, IO-540-W3A5D, IO-720-A1BD, IO-720-B1BD, IO-720-C1BD, IO-720-D1BD, IO-720-D1CD, LHIO-360-F1AD, LO-360-A1G6D, LO-360-E1A6D, LO-360-E1AD, LO-360-E1BD, LTIO-540-F2BD, LTIO-540-J2BD, LTIO-540-K1AD, LTIO-540-N2BD, LTIO-540-R2AD,...
Engine series
Lycoming AEIO-540 series 434 aircraft
Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D 844 aircraft
Lycoming IO-360-A1D6D 3 aircraft
Lycoming IO-360-A3B6D 74 aircraft
Lycoming IO-360-A3D6D 1 aircraft
Lycoming IO-360 series 8,560 aircraft
Lycoming IO-540-C4D5D 31 aircraft
Lycoming IO-540-K1A5D 3 aircraft
Lycoming IO-540-K1G5D 52 aircraft
Lycoming IO-540-L1B5D 4 aircraft
Lycoming IO-540-M1B5D 2 aircraft
Lycoming IO-540 series 4,218 aircraft
Lycoming IO-540-T4A5D 4 aircraft
Lycoming IO-540-V4A5D 39 aircraft
Lycoming IO-540-W1A5D 8 aircraft
Lycoming IO-720 119 aircraft
Lycoming IO-720-D1CD 1 aircraft
Lycoming LO-360-A1G6D 3 aircraft
Lycoming LO-360-A1H6 9 aircraft
Lycoming LO-360-E1AD 1 aircraft
Lycoming LTIO-540-F2BD 1 aircraft
Lycoming LTIO-540-J2BD 5 aircraft
Lycoming LTO-360-E1A6D 1 aircraft
Lycoming O-320-H2AD 83 aircraft
Lycoming O-320 series 27,316 aircraft
Lycoming O-540-J1A5D 11 aircraft
Lycoming O-540-J2A5D 1 aircraft
Lycoming O-540-J3A5D 6 aircraft
Lycoming O-540-J3C5D 24 aircraft
Lycoming O-540-L3C5D 18 aircraft
Lycoming O-540 series 5,244 aircraft
Lycoming TIGO-541-E1A 1 aircraft
Lycoming TIGO-541 series 37 aircraft
Lycoming TIO-360-C1A6D 3 aircraft
Lycoming TIO-541-A1A 1 aircraft
Lycoming TIO-541-E1C4 9 aircraft
Lycoming TIO-541 series 273 aircraft

Dates and paperwork

Docket
2000-NE-36-AD
Replaced by
2002-12-07
Status
Historical
The FAA's document
Read the order on the FAA's site

Source: FAA Dynamic Regulatory System, airworthiness directives. The FAA's document is the authority; the register counts are this site's, from the FAA register of October 5, 2026. Connections as data: /graph/directive/2000-18-53.json · aircraft systems.