50-16-01: Propeller Reverse Mechanism
FAA order 50-16-01 is an airworthiness directive. The FAA's subject line: Propeller Reverse Mechanism. System: propeller.
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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50-16-01 DOUGLAS: Applies to All Model DC-6 Airplanes Below Serial Number 43149. \n\n\tCompliance required as soon as possible but in any event not later than January 1, 1951. \n\n\t1.\tConduct electrical and mechanical functional check of propeller reverse mechanism, throttle system. \n\n\t2.\t(a)\tRework fish mouth in the 2345735 throttle latch assembly to assure a more positive lock. \n\n\t\t(b)\tRotate the 2333338 arm-throttle reverse 20 degrees clockwise on the shaft of the 4333339 lock assembly or replace with new 2333338 "F" change parts. \n\n\t(Douglas General Service Letters DC-6 No. 19, dated November 18, 1949, and DC-6 No. 23, dated January 20, 1950, cover the above two items.)
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/50-16-01.json · aircraft systems.