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48-02-04: Brake Adjusting Pin Replacement

FAA order 48-02-04 is an airworthiness directive. The FAA's subject line: Brake Adjusting Pin Replacement. System: landing gear.

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
Read the order on the FAA's site

The order itself the regulatory text, as published

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48-02-04 DOUGLAS: Applies to DC-6 Serial Numbers 42854 Through 42880; 42882 Through 42896; 43000 Through 43017; 43035 Through 43038; 43055; 43056; 43062, and 43063. \n\nCompliance required by the next No. 3 inspection. \n\nTo prevent the brake lining from becoming wedged between brake disc and housing, replace the present adjustment pin Goodyear P/N 511940-1 and spring plate Goodyear P/N 512139 by the single piece adjusting pin Goodyear P/N 9510744. \n\n(Douglas Service Bulletin DC-6 No. 90 covers this same subject.)

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/48-02-04.json · aircraft systems.