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46-38-03: Fuel system elbow fitting

FAA order 46-38-03 is an airworthiness directive. The FAA's subject line: Fuel system elbow fitting. System: fuel system.

What it applies to as the FAA lists it

Kind of product
Aircraft
Makes
Univair Aircraft Corporation
Models
415-C, 415-CD, 415-D

Dates and paperwork

Docket
Unknown
Replaced by
2002-16-04
Status
Historical
The FAA's document
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The order itself the regulatory text, as published

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46-38-03 ERCO: (Was Mandatory Note 7 of AD-718-6.) Applies to 415-C, -CD and -D Aircraft Serial Numbers 345 to 2134, Inclusive. To be accomplished prior to November 15, 1946. In order to prevent possible fuel system failures, the dural elbow fitting AN 914-2D between the fuel filter and the carburetor should be replaced with elbow fitting AN 914-2. (Erco Service Bulletin No. 12 dated July 11, 1946, 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/46-38-03.json · aircraft systems.