52-12-02: Passenger Cabin Door
FAA order 52-12-02 is an airworthiness directive. The FAA's subject line: Passenger Cabin Door. It names Curtiss Wright C-46: about 8 aircraft on the U.S. register today, though an order usually covers particular versions or serial numbers rather than every one. System: cabin, seats and restraints.
What it applies to as the FAA lists it
- Kind of product
- Aircraft
- Makes
- Airlift International, Inc.; Curtiss-Wright Corporation; Flying Tiger Line, Inc.; L. B. Smith Aircraft Corporation; Skyways International Trading and Transport Co.; Tempo Design Corporation
- Models
- C-46A, C-46D, C-46F, C-46R, C-46E, C-46A, C-46D, C-46E, C-46F, C-46A, C-46D, C-46F, C-46F, C-46/CW20-T, Super C-46/CW20-T
- On this site
- Curtiss Wright C-46 8 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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52-12-02 CURTISS-WRIGHT: Applies to all Model C-46 Series aircraft operated under CAR Part 42.
Compliance required as indicated.
In accordance with CAR 42.11 and to comply with air carrier standards, the main passenger cabin door locking means on all C-46 aircraft used for air carrier passenger operation must be equipped with both internal and external handles so that the door can be opened from either inside or outside in case of emergency. Aircraft not so equipped must be modified to comply by September 1, 1952.
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/52-12-02.json · aircraft systems.