48-14-04: Tailpipe Shroud Deflector
FAA order 48-14-04 is an airworthiness directive. The FAA's subject line: Tailpipe Shroud Deflector. It names Douglas C-54: about 7 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
- The Boeing Company
- Models
- C54-DC, C54A-DC, C54B-DC, C54D-DC, C54E-DC
- On this site
- Douglas C-54 7 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
Show the full text (525 characters)
48-14-04 DOUGLAS: Applies to All C-54 Series Aircraft Prior to Model C-54G. \n\n\tCompliance required by November 1, 1948. \n\n\tBecause of fire hazard install a tailpipe shroud deflector on each tailpipe shroud assembly to prevent flame from a zone 1 fire entering the engine accessory section through the space existing between the shroud and cowling. AN 3-3A bolts may be substituted for the AN 3C-3A bolts called out in the Service Bulletin. \n\n\t(Douglas Service Bulletin C-54-289 addendum covers this same subject.)
Related safety bulletins advice on the same designs, not orders
2014-11-24NM-15-03 · Flight Controls
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/48-14-04.json · aircraft systems.