53-09-02: Fuselage Skin Cracks
FAA order 53-09-02 is an airworthiness directive. The FAA's subject line: Fuselage Skin Cracks. It names Dehavilland DHC-2: about 255 aircraft on the U.S. register today, though an order usually covers particular versions or serial numbers rather than every one. System: airframe structure.
What it applies to as the FAA lists it
- Kind of product
- Aircraft
- Makes
- Viking Air Limited
- Models
- DHC-2 Mk.I, DHC-2 Mk.II, DHC-2 Mk.III
- On this site
- Dehavilland DHC-2 255 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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53-09-02\tde HAVILLAND: Applies to All Model DHC-2 Beaver Aircraft. \n\n\tCompliance required as indicated. \n\n\tInspect as soon as practical but not later than the next 100-hour flying time and at 100- hour intervals thereafter for skin cracks on the fuselage side panel at front door step. (See Figure 2 for typical cracks and methods of repairing.) Any cracks found should be stop drilled at each end and repaired in accordance with directions in sketch. 100-hour inspection may be discontinued upon incorporation of recommended repair. \n\n\n\n\n\n\t(de Havilland Technical News Sheet, Series B, No. 59 - Issue 2, dated January 15, 1953, covers this same subject.)
Related safety bulletins advice on the same designs, not orders
2018-11-21SW-18-31 · NAVIGATION, ATTITUDE, AND DIRECTION DATA SYSTEM
2005-11-18CE-06-10 ·
2003-05-14CE-03-36 ·
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/53-09-02.json · aircraft systems.