47-47-04: Starter Solenoid Replacement
FAA order 47-47-04 is an airworthiness directive. The FAA's subject line: Starter Solenoid Replacement. It names Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser: about 1,247 aircraft on the U.S. register today, though an order usually covers particular versions or serial numbers rather than every one. System: engine.
What it applies to as the FAA lists it
- Kind of product
- Aircraft
- Makes
- FS 2003 Corp.
- Models
- PA-12
- On this site
- Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser 1,247 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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47-47-04 PIPER: (Was Mandatory Note 8 of AD-780-3.) Applies to PA-12 Aircraft Serial Numbers 12-1 to 12-1989 Inclusive, 12-1991 to 12-1993 Inclusive, 12-1997, 12-1999, 12- 2001 to 12-3443 Inclusive, 12-3461 to 12-3465 Inclusive, 12-3481, 12-3535 to 12-3542 Inclusive, 12-3553, 12-3901, 12-3903 to 12-3934 Inclusive, 12-3936, 12-3940, 12-3941, 12-3943 to 12-3954 Inclusive, 12-3961, 12-3964 to 12-3970 Inclusive, 12-3988.
Compliance required prior to February 1, 1948.
To prevent possible malfunctioning of the starter solenoid and damage to the starter cable installation, the following changes shall be accomplished as soon as practicable:
1. The starter solenoid, P/N 1456 shall be replaced by the solenoid, P/N 1453, or P/N 1464.
2. To eliminate the possibility of pinching by the landing gear, the starter cable installation, running from the starter solenoid forward under the fuselage to the engine, shall be rerouted in accordance with Piper Drawing SK-206.
(Piper Service Bulletin No. 102 dated October 6, 1947, covers this same subject.)
Related safety bulletins advice on the same designs, not orders
2018-11-21SW-18-31 · NAVIGATION, ATTITUDE, AND DIRECTION DATA SYSTEM
1998-10-21ACE-99-01 ·
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/47-47-04.json · aircraft systems.