52-08-01: Fuel Tank Seal
FAA order 52-08-01 is an airworthiness directive. The FAA's subject line: Fuel Tank Seal. It names Lockheed 18: about 13 aircraft on the U.S. register today, though an order usually covers particular versions or serial numbers rather than every one. System: fuel system.
What it applies to as the FAA lists it
- Kind of product
- Aircraft
- Makes
- Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
- Models
- 18
- On this site
- Lockheed 18 13 registered
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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52-08-01 LOCKHEED: Applies to Certificated Army and Navy Versions of the Model 18 Aircraft Designated C57, C57B, R50-1, R50-2, R50-3, R50-5, R50-6, C60, C60A and C59.
Compliance required at next annual inspection, but in no event later than June 1, 1953.
Inspect all Lockheed Model 18 Series aircraft which have been converted from a military version to civil status, for compliance with Lockheed Drawing No. 50829, change A, to provide seal at the inboard end of the integral fuel tanks (inside fuselage) to prevent gasoline fumes from accumulating in the passenger compartment in case of fuel tank leakage. Inspection of the area can be accomplished by removal of the overhead panels adjacent to the fuselage skin in the No. 3 and No. 4 baggage compartments or by removing floor panels in the cabin.
Diaphragms and vents must be installed in accordance with Lockheed Drawing No. 50829 (or equivalent).
(Drawing No. 50829, change A, covering the required installation may be obtained from Lockheed Aircraft Corp., Burbank, Calif.)
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/52-08-01.json · aircraft systems.