46-13-05: Control Boot Assemblies
FAA order 46-13-05 is an airworthiness directive. The FAA's subject line: Control Boot Assemblies. 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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46-13-05 DOUGLAS: (Was Mandatory Note 10 of AD-618-3 and Mandatory Note 12 of AD-669-3.) Applies to All DC3 Aircraft. \n\n\tTo be accomplished not later than April 1, 1947. \n\n\tReplace all canvas control boot assemblies either with the new rubber control column boot assemblies of the same part number (No. 5035184-16 and -17), as called for on Douglas Service Bulletin No. 231, or with the following boot assemblies: \n\n\t(a)\tThompson Co. (H.I. Thompson Co., 1733 Cordova St., Los Angeles 7, Calif.), No. 11-21001, change B, for Models DC3-C/C-47 and DC-3-D/C117A. \n\n\t(b)\tThompson Co. No. 11-21002, change A, for Model DC3. \n\n\t(c)\tAmerican Airlines Drawing No. CDS-6132. \n\n\tPending replacement, the canvas boots should be inspected prior to each flight to determine that the top of the boot is tight around the control assembly and the pocket around the base is eliminated.
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/46-13-05.json · aircraft systems.