48-11-05: Rotor Drag Brace
FAA order 48-11-05 is an airworthiness directive. The FAA's subject line: Rotor Drag Brace. It names Bell 47: about 478 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
- Scotts-Bell 47 Inc
- Models
- 47B, 47B3
- On this site
- Bell 47 478 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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48-11-05 BELL: Applies to Model 47B Series.
Compliance required at next 25-hour inspection.
To provide increased strength, install main rotor drag brace, Bell P/N 47-110-146-2, in place of the existing part.
(Bell Service Bulletin 47C31 also covers this subject.)
Related safety bulletins advice on the same designs, not orders
2001-02-09SW-01-13 ·
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/48-11-05.json · aircraft systems.