47-02-03: Accumulator
FAA order 47-02-03 is an airworthiness directive in force since March 27, 1980. The FAA's subject line: Accumulator. It names Douglas C-54: about 7 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
- C54-DC, C54A-DC, C54B-DC, C54D-DC, C54E-DC, C54G-DC, DC-4
- On this site
- Douglas C-54 7 registered
Dates and paperwork
- In force since
- March 27, 1980
- 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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47-02-03 MCDONNELL DOUGLAS: Amendment 39-3720. (Was Mandatory Note 11 of AD-762-7.) Applies to C-54 and DC-4 Aircraft. \n\n\tTo be accomplished not later than August 1, 1947. \n\n\tBecause of failures in service of the main 9" Douglas aluminum accumulator, it is necessary to replace it with at least one 7 1/2" steel accumulator, Bendix P/N 406920 or Vickers P/N AA14308B, or Vickers 10" accumulator Model AA-14310. \n\n\t(Douglas Service Bulletin DC-4 No. 9 and Addendum dated January 6, 1956 cover the same subject.) \n\n\tThis Amendment 39-3720 becomes effective March 27, 1980.
Related safety bulletins advice on the same designs, not orders
2014-11-24NM-15-03 · Flight Controls
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 7, 2026. Connections as data: /graph/directive/47-02-03.json · aircraft systems.