48-50-04: Nose Gear

FAA order 48-50-04 is an airworthiness directive. The FAA's subject line: Nose Gear. System: landing gear.

What it applies to as the FAA lists it

Kind of product: Aircraft
Makes: Kelowna Flightcraft R & D Ltd.
Models: 240 Series

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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48-50-04	CONVAIR:  Applies to All Model 240 Aircraft. 

	Compliance required by May 1, 1949.
 
	1.	Install steel nose gear upper centering cam, Bendix P/N 157627 in lieu of bronze cam.
 
	2.	Install main nose landing gear shock strut bearing and packing nut lock pins, in six places, Bendix P/N 54201 in lieu of lock rings.
 
	3.	Rework nose gear steering mechanism.

	4.	Install nose gear centering guides in nose wheel well. 
	(Consolidated-Vultee Aircraft Corp. Service Bulletin Nos. 240-104A, -161, -162A, -167, and -201; CVAC Service Information Letter No. 310, and Bendix Service Bulletin No. L. G. 504, also cover these same subjects.)

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/48-50-04.json · aircraft systems.