47-22-01: Bulkhead Reinforcement For Seaplanes
FAA order 47-22-01 is an airworthiness directive. The FAA's subject line: Bulkhead Reinforcement For Seaplanes. It names Luscombe 8 Silvaire: about 1,420 aircraft on the U.S. register today, though an order usually covers particular versions or serial numbers rather than every one. System: airframe structure.
What it applies to as the FAA lists it
- Kind of product
- Aircraft
- Makes
- Don Luscombe Aviation History Foundation, Inc.
- Models
- 8, 8A, 8B, 8C, 8D, 8E
- On this site
- Luscombe 8 Silvaire 1,420 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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47-22-01 LUSCOMBE: (Was Mandatory Note 12 of AD-694-4.) Applies Only to Model 8 Series Aircraft Equipped With Edo 60-1320 Floats.
Compliance required immediately if possible but in any event not later than August 1, 1947.
All seaplanes should be inspected to determine whether the bulkhead reinforcements of Luscombe Drawing 48701 are presently installed at fuselage Station 4 (rear float strut attachment. If not, those reinforcements shown on Luscombe Drawing 58730 must be installed to insure the structural integrity of the float installation. Each seaplane should also be inspected to determine conformity of Model 8A with Luscombe Drawing 58700 and Models 8C and 8D with Luscombe Drawing 58725
Related safety bulletins advice on the same designs, not orders
2017-06-05CE-17-14 · Main Landing Gear: Lower Leg Internal Corrosion
2014-02-13CE-14-09 · Luscombe Model 8A Fuel System
1997-05-15ACE-97-03 ·
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/47-22-01.json · aircraft systems.