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47-32-15: Control System Chain and Sprockets

FAA order 47-32-15 is an airworthiness directive. The FAA's subject line: Control System Chain and Sprockets. System: other and general.

What it applies to as the FAA lists it

Kind of product
Aircraft
Makes
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
Models
S-51

Dates and paperwork

Docket
Unknown
Status
Current
The FAA's document
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The order itself the regulatory text, as published

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47-32-15 SIKORSKY: (Was Mandatory Note 1 of AD-2H-1.) Applies to Model S-51 Helicopters. Compliance required prior to next flight. Inspect the chain and sprockets of the control system for an accumulation of excessive grease and foreign matter. Excessive grease and any foreign matter adhering to the chain and sprockets should be removed prior to the next flight in order to prevent possible malfunctioning of the flight control system. The recommended procedure as contained in the Sikorsky Service Information Circular No. 17 dated June 2, 1947, should be followed at the first disassembly of these parts.

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/47-32-15.json · aircraft systems.