48-01-02: Cowl Support Braces
FAA order 48-01-02 is an airworthiness directive. The FAA's subject line: Cowl Support Braces. 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: other and general.
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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48-01-02 PIPER: Applies to PA-12 Aircraft Serial Numbers 12-1 Through 12-1989; 12- 1991 Through 12-1993; 12-1997; 12-1999; 12-2001 Through 12-3443; 12-3445 Through 12- 3450; 12-3452 Through 12-3457; 12-3461 Through 12-3465; 12-3481; 12-3535 Through 12- 3542; 12-3553; 12-3901; 12-3903 Through 12-3934; 12-3936; 12-3940; 12-3941; 12-3943 Through 12-3954; 12-3961; 12-3964 Through 12-3970; and 12-3988.
Compliance required by February 1, 1948, and at each periodic inspection with modification not later than June 1, 1948.
Inspect for interference between the nose cowl and starter ring gear casting and for tightness of the cowl attachments. Replace gear casting if scored deeper than 1/32 inch.
Prior to June 1, 1948, install cowl support braces, Piper P/N 11410, to insure proper position and support of cowl. (Piper Service Bulletin No. 100 dated October 20, 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/48-01-02.json · aircraft systems.