47-30-01: Lift Strut Wing Attach Fittings
FAA order 47-30-01 is an airworthiness directive. The FAA's subject line: Lift Strut Wing Attach Fittings. It names American Champion Aircraft 7 Citabria and Champ: about 429 aircraft on the U.S. register today, though an order usually covers particular versions or serial numbers rather than every one. System: landing gear.
What it applies to as the FAA lists it
- Kind of product
- Aircraft
- Makes
- American Champion Aircraft Corp.
- Models
- 11AC, 7AC
- On this site
- American Champion Aircraft 7 Citabria and Champ 429 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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47-30-01 AERONCA: (Was Mandatory Note 3 of AD-759-3 and Mandatory Note 3 of AD-761-3.) Applies Only to Serial Numbers 7AC-1 to 4795, Inclusive, and 11AC-1 to 11AC- 502, Inclusive.
Compliance required not later than November 1, 1947.
To prevent failure of lift strut wing fitting due to tie-down loads, replace front lift strut wing attachment fittings with Aeronca No. 2-893 fittings. (Aeronca Service Helps and Hints No. 13 dated August 14, 1946, and supplement thereto covers this same subject.)
Related safety bulletins advice on the same designs, not orders
2018-07-12CE-18-20 · Electrical Power
2013-07-12CE-13-40 · Flight Compartment
2011-07-06CE-11-43 · Flight Controls
2010-07-23CE-10-39 · Equipment - Furnishings
2009-03-20CE-09-20 · Equipment - Furnishings
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/47-30-01.json · aircraft systems.