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46-05-01: Fuel Pump Elbow

FAA order 46-05-01 is an airworthiness directive. The FAA's subject line: Fuel Pump Elbow. System: fuel system.

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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46-05-01\tBOEING: (Was Mandatory Note 4 of AD-558-1 and Mandatory Note 4 of AD 524- 1.) Applies to Model 247 Aircraft. \n\tCompliance required not later than next major overhaul. \n\tReplace the elbow located between the engine fuel pump discharge port and the fuel discharge line with a steel elbow of the type AN 822-10 or an equivalent steel elbow to suit the particular pump and discharge line installation. Also, ascertain that there is adequate clearance between the elbow and adjacent engine parts. \n\t(Boeing Service Bulletin No. 3 of D-6134 dated December 17, 1945, covers this same subject.)

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/46-05-01.json · aircraft systems.