46-06-02: Master Rod
FAA order 46-06-02 is an airworthiness directive. The FAA's subject line: Master Rod. System: engine.
What it applies to as the FAA lists it
- Kind of product
- Engine
- Makes
- Gladden Products Corp.
- Models
- Kinner R-5 Series 2
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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46-06-02 KINNER: (Was Mandatory Note 8 of AD-749-1 and Special Note 11 of AM-231.) Applies Only to Jobmaster DGA-18K and Ryan ST-3KR Airplanes With R-5 Series 2 Engines With the Following Serial Numbers: 371, 378, 379, 380, 383, 386, 398, 399, 400, 401, 404, 405, 406, 407, 409, 410, 411, 413, 414, 415.
Install master rod (P/N 835) before exceeding 200 hours total operation with the early type rod. This replacement should preclude further master rod failures and involves the rebalancing of the crankshaft and rod assembly.
(Kinner Service Bulletin No. E-1-8 dated July 24, 1942, 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/46-06-02.json · aircraft systems.