53-01-02: Fuel Selector Valve Rework
FAA order 53-01-02 is an airworthiness directive. The FAA's subject line: Fuel Selector Valve Rework. System: engine.
What it applies to as the FAA lists it
- Kind of product
- Aircraft
- Makes
- Textron Aviation Inc.
- Models
- 35, A35, B35, C35
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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53-01-02 BEECH: Applies to Models 35, A35, B35 and C35 Airplanes, Serial Numbers D-1 Through D-2900, Equipped With Beech 35-921171 or 35-924065 Fuel Selector Valve -Hand Pump Units.
Compliance required as soon as possible but not later than June 1, 1953.
To prevent binding or stiff operation of the fuel selector valve, accomplish inspections and rework in accordance with Beech service instructions as follows: (1) Install AN 934-6 "O" ring on indexing ball plug in place of lead washer, Beech P/N 105090-L-067-6-020, (2) Provide 1/32-inch clearance between selector valve cone and index ball retaining plug, (3) Install Beech 35-921217 spacer beneath fuel selector valve cone to restrict possible vertical cone movement to 1/32 inch. The 35-924065 and 35-921171 fuel units are identifiable by the feature permitting the fuel tank selector valve and hand emergency fuel pump to be operated by the same handle.
(Beech Service Bulletin 35-22, A35-16, B35-9, C35-7, dated October 1, 1952, covers this same subject.)
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/53-01-02.json · aircraft systems.