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47-42-16: Combustion Chamber Inspection

FAA order 47-42-16 is an airworthiness directive. The FAA's subject line: Combustion Chamber Inspection. System: other and general.

What it applies to as the FAA lists it

Kind of product
Aircraft
Makes
The Boeing Company
Models
DC-6, DC-6A, DC-6B

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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47-42-16 DOUGLAS: (Was Service Note 2 of AD-781-1.) Applies to DC-6 Aircraft. \n\nRemove combustion chamber of surface combustion Model 63A66 thermal anti-icing heaters and Model A63A68 cabin and thermal anti-icing heaters for inspection and pressure test at each 500-hour interval of heater operation. Also carefully inspect downstream end of the combustion chambers at each periodic inspection.

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/47-42-16.json · aircraft systems.