49-45-02: Reverse Lock Solenoid Linkage
FAA order 49-45-02 is an airworthiness directive. The FAA's subject line: Reverse Lock Solenoid Linkage. System: other and general.
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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49-45-02 CONVAIR: Applies to All Model 240 Aircraft Equipped With Curtiss Propellers.
Compliance required not later than the next engine change.
The following must be accomplished to insure proper operation of the throttle reverse stop override installation:
1. Rerig the reverse lock solenoid linkage, reworking and replacing parts of the linkage as shown on Figure 1, Sheets 1 and 2, of Convair Service Bulletin No. 240-273.
2. Determine that the load on the first throttle reverse detent is 15 +3, -0 pounds.
3. Remove the armature (P/N West Coast Electric Co. No. 35-31-C-3A) in the reverse throttle lock solenoid and install a new armature (P/N West Coast Electric Co. No. 35-31- C-3AS). The new armature has the letter "S" stamped on that end of the armature that has two threaded holes.
(The above items are also covered by Convair Service Bulletin No. 240-273.)
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/49-45-02.json · aircraft systems.