48-48-02: Vacuum Pump Line Replacement
FAA order 48-48-02 is an airworthiness directive. The FAA's subject line: Vacuum Pump Line Replacement. System: heating, ice protection and utility systems.
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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48-48-02 DOUGLAS: Applies to All DC-6 Aircraft Not Equipped With Steel Vacuum Pump Discharge Lines Aft of the Firewall and Chicago Metal Hose Assemblies From the Oil Separator to the Pesco Pump. \n\n\tTo be accomplished as soon as practicable, but not later than May 1, 1949. \n\n\tIn cases of malfunctioning of vacuum pumps or other vacuum pump system components, fire can occur within the lines and burn through the hose connection into the engine compartment. To prevent such occurrences, replace the present Aeroquip Hose P/N 260-10WD-15 1/2, existing between oil separator and Pesco vacuum pump, with a new Chicago Metal Hose Assembly No. 9273-1. \n\n\t(Douglas Service Bulletin No. 383 covers this same subject.) Also, to prevent fire from entering the zone behind the firewall, replace the dural vacuum pump discharge line, aft of the firewall, with a steel line. \n\n\t(Douglas Service Bulletin DC-6 No. 401 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/48-48-02.json · aircraft systems.