46-12-01: Fabric Inspection
FAA order 46-12-01 is an airworthiness directive. The FAA's subject line: Fabric Inspection. It names Cessna T-50: about 37 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
- Cessna Aircraft Company
- Models
- T-50
- On this site
- Cessna T-50 37 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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46-12-01 CESSNA: (Was Mandatory Note 8 of AD-722-5.) Applies Only to AT-17 and UC-78 Series Airplanes.
Inspection required immediately.
On all AT-17 or UC-78 Series airplanes that have not been re-covered with grade A fabric at time of (or subsequent to) the original civil certification, inspect the fabric on wings and control surfaces to determine that the fabric complies with grade A fabric standards and has a sample breaking strength of at least 56 pounds. The lacing cord should also be checked and should have a breaking strength of at least 56 pounds when tested double. This inspection will require the testing of one or more samples of fabric and cord, the location from which the samples are to be taken and the number necessary will be determined by the CAA representative.
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/46-12-01.json · aircraft systems.