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44-52-01: Outer Wing Panel

FAA order 44-52-01 is an airworthiness directive. The FAA's subject line: Outer Wing Panel. System: airframe structure.

What it applies to as the FAA lists it

Kind of product
Aircraft
Makes
The Boeing Company
Models
247-D (Army C-73)

Dates and paperwork

Docket
Unknown
Status
Current
The FAA's document
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The order itself the regulatory text, as published

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44-52-01\tBOEING: (Was Service Note 1 of AD-558-1 and Service Note 1 of AD-524-1.) Applies to 247-D Aircraft. \n\tInspect immediately and every 250 hours thereafter the outer wing panel 17SRT aluminum alloy spar chord members for cracks. Unless special openings are installed, the outer panels may have to be removed to permit thorough inspection. If cracks are found, the members should be repaired or replaced in a manner satisfactory to the FAA. If replacement 24ST tubing is installed no further inspection will be necessary. Boeing Service Bulletin No. 1 of D-6134 describes a satisfactory method of installation of inspection openings in the lower surface of the outer wing. Boeing Service Bulletin No. 2 of D-6134 covers replacement of 17SRT spar chords with 24ST spar chords.

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/44-52-01.json · aircraft systems.