46-31-01: Hinged Seat Back
FAA order 46-31-01 is an airworthiness directive. The FAA's subject line: Hinged Seat Back. It names Stinson L-5: about 125 aircraft on the U.S. register today, though an order usually covers particular versions or serial numbers rather than every one. System: cabin, seats and restraints.
What it applies to as the FAA lists it
- Kind of product
- Aircraft
- Makes
- Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation, Stinson Division
- Models
- L-5B, L-5C, L-5E, L-5E-1, L-5G
- On this site
- Stinson L-5 125 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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46-31-01 STINSON: (Was Mandatory Note 1 of AD-764-1.) Applies to Model L-5B, - 5C, -5E, -5E-1, -5G Aircraft.
Compliance required at time of civil certification or, if already certificated, prior to next periodic inspection.
The hinged back of the rear seat must be permanently fastened to preclude the possibility of interference with the rear control stick.
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/46-31-01.json · aircraft systems.