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49-14-01: Elevator Connector Tube Fitting

FAA order 49-14-01 is an airworthiness directive published June 17, 1950. The FAA's subject line: Elevator Connector Tube Fitting. It names Piper J-3 Cub, Piper PA-11 Cub Special, Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser: about 5,494 aircraft on the U.S. register today across them, though an order usually covers particular versions or serial numbers rather than every one. System: flight controls.

What it applies to as the FAA lists it

Kind of product
Aircraft
Makes
FS 2003 Corp.; Piper Aircraft Inc.
Models
J-3, J3C-40, J3C-50, J3C-50S, J3C-65S, J3F-50, J3F-50S, J3F-60, J3F-60S, J3F-65 (Army L-4D), J3F-65S, J3L, J3L-65 (Army L-4C), J3L-65S, J3L-S, J3P, PA-11, PA-12, PA-12S, J3C-65 (Army L-4; L-4A; L-4B (Navy NE-1); L-4H; L-4J (Navy NE-2))
On this site
Piper J-3 Cub 3,804 registered
Piper PA-11 Cub Special 443 registered
Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser 1,247 registered

Dates and paperwork

Published
June 17, 1950
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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49-14-01 PIPER: Applies to Model J3 Series, Serial Numbers 14027 and Up; PA-11, Serial Numbers 11-1 to 11-910; and PA-12, All Airplanes. To be accomplished by April 20, 1949. Inspect the fittings (P/N 40861) at each end of the elevator connector tube (P/N 40261) to determine if the end fittings are riveted to the tube with two rivets 90 degrees apart. If not, attach the end fitting to the tube with two 1/8-inch diameter, 3/4-inch long soft steel, flat or round head rivets 90 degrees apart; or replace with a new connector tube assembly. Full forward position of the control stick will expose the rearward fitting and full rearward position of the stick will expose the forward fitting. (Piper Service Bulletin No. 111 covers the same subject.)

Related safety bulletins advice on the same designs, not orders

2018-11-21SW-18-31 · NAVIGATION, ATTITUDE, AND DIRECTION DATA SYSTEM
1998-10-21ACE-99-01 ·

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/49-14-01.json · aircraft systems.