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52-12-01: Compressor Motors

FAA order 52-12-01 is an airworthiness directive published December 4, 1956. The FAA's subject line: Compressor Motors. System: engine.

What it applies to as the FAA lists it

Kind of product
Aircraft
Makes
Aero Spacelines Incorporated
Models
377, 377MG, 377SGT

Dates and paperwork

Published
December 4, 1956
Docket
Unknown
Status
Current
The FAA's document
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The order itself the regulatory text, as published

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52-12-01 BOEING: Applies to all Model 377 Aircraft. Compliance required as specified below. In order to reduce the hazard of fire resulting from overheating of the freon compressor motors, compliance with the following is required: A. Compliance required before any installation of overhauled or new compressor motor after October 1, 1952. (Not required if item B accomplished or airplane operated in accordance item C.) Replace the following Westinghouse compressor motor magnesium parts with corresponding aluminum parts: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P/N (Mg.) P/N (AL.) Inlet Cooling Cap P14A9709 P35A9046 Front Bearing Bracket P14A9712 P35A9044 Fan A14B3724 P35A9042 B. Compliance required prior to October 1, 1952. (Not required if both motors previously modified in accordance item A or if airplane operated in accordance item C.) Install a temperature sensing switch, adjusted to actuate at 100 degrees or less, in the cooling air outlet of each freon compressor motor. Install circuits and equipment so that this overheat switch, as well as the motor thermoguard switch, will illuminate a cockpit warning light or will open the compressor motor power circuit, or both. C. In the event the modifications outlined in A or B are not completed in accordance with the above requirements, aircraft may be operated with the refrigeration systems made inoperative.

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 2, 2026. Connections as data: /graph/directive/52-12-01.json · aircraft systems.