41-47-01: Control Surface
FAA order 41-47-01 is an airworthiness directive. The FAA's subject line: Control Surface. It names Douglas DC-3: about 155 aircraft on the U.S. register today, though an order usually covers particular versions or serial numbers rather than every one. System: other and general.
What it applies to as the FAA lists it
- Kind of product
- Aircraft
- Makes
- The Boeing Company
- Models
- DC3-G102, DC3-G102A, DC3-G103A, DC3-G202A, DC3A-S1C3G, DC3A-S1CG, DC3A-S4C4G, DC3A-SC3G, DC3A-SCG, DC3C-R-1830-90C, DC3C-S1C3G, DC3C-S4C4G, DC3C-SC3G, DC3D-R-1830-90C
- On this site
- Douglas DC-3 155 registered
Dates and paperwork
- Docket
- Unknown
- Status
- Current
- The FAA's document
- Read the order on the FAA's site
The order itself the regulatory text, as published
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41-47-01 DOUGLAS: (Was Service Note 3 of AD-618-3 and Service Note 3 of AD-669-3.) Applies to All DC3 Series Aircraft. \n\n\tEach time a control surface is overhauled or repaired, the surface should be rebalanced. \n\n\t(Douglas Service Bulletin No. 207 contains instructions on rebalancing.)
Related safety bulletins advice on the same designs, not orders
2014-11-24NM-15-03 · Flight Controls
2008-06-12NM-08-28 · Landing Gear: DC-3 Tail Wheel Fork Check
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 November 6, 2026. Connections as data: /graph/directive/41-47-01.json · aircraft systems.