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51-19-02: Oil Radiator Hose

FAA order 51-19-02 is an airworthiness directive published December 4, 1956. The FAA's subject line: Oil Radiator Hose. It names Piper PA-18 Super Cub, Piper PA-20 Pacer, Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer and Colt: about 6,886 aircraft on the U.S. register today across them, though an order usually covers particular versions or serial numbers rather than every one. System: other and general.

What it applies to as the FAA lists it

Kind of product
Aircraft
Makes
Piper Aircraft Inc.
Models
PA-18, PA-20, PA-22
On this site
Piper PA-18 Super Cub 3,620 registered
Piper PA-20 Pacer 323 registered
Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer and Colt 2,943 registered

Dates and paperwork

Published
December 4, 1956
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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51-19-02 PIPER: Applies to Models PA-18 Serial Numbers 18-487 to 18-730 Inclusive; PA-20 Serial Numbers 20-554 to 20-690 Inclusive; and PA-22 Serial Numbers 22-1 to 22-90 Inclusive. Compliance required by August 31, 1951. Overage oil radiator hose was installed in an undetermined number of Piper airplanes. Inspect immediately to determine that the proper hose marked with a solid white line and a broken red line and AN H-35 or MIL H-6000 are installed. Defective hose are marked "Aromatic Resistant Gates Vulco" followed by a date with the opposite side marked by a solid white line and broken red line. All defective hose should be replaced as soon as possible but not later than August 31, 1951. (This information supersedes that in Piper Service Letter No. 165 dated March 23, 1951.)

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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/51-19-02.json · aircraft systems.