54-02-02: Wheel Skis
FAA order 54-02-02 is an airworthiness directive published December 4, 1956. The FAA's subject line: Wheel Skis. It names Cessna 170, Piper PA-20 Pacer: about 2,408 aircraft on the U.S. register today across them, though an order usually covers particular versions or serial numbers rather than every one. System: landing gear.
What it applies to as the FAA lists it
- Kind of product
- Appliance
- Makes
- Cessna Aircraft Company; Univair Aircraft Corporation; Piper Aircraft Inc.
- Models
- 170, 170A, 170B, PA-20, 108
- On this site
- Cessna 170 2,085 registered
Piper PA-20 Pacer 323 registered
Dates and paperwork
- Published
- December 4, 1956
- 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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54-02-02 FEDERAL SKIS: Applies to All Universal (Stinson) 108 and Cessna 170, 170A and 170B Airplanes Equipped With Federal Models AWB-2500 and AWB-2500A Wheel Skis and Piper PA-20 Airplanes Equipped With Federal Model AWB-2100 Wheel Skis.
Compliance required as soon as possible but not later than February 15, 1954.
To preclude the possibility of the ski dropping down against the mechanical rigger and possible subsequent damage to the aircraft structure, the rigging arrangement must be revised in accordance with Federal Aircraft Works Drawing No. 11D1077.
Related safety bulletins advice on the same designs, not orders
2018-11-21SW-18-31 · NAVIGATION, ATTITUDE, AND DIRECTION DATA SYSTEM
2012-01-25CE-12-14 · Three Alternative Methods of Compliance for AD 2011-10-09
2010-07-30CE-10-40R1 · Aircraft Fuel System; water contamination of fuel tank systems on Cessna single engine airplanes
2010-07-27CE-10-40 · Aircraft Fuel System; water contamination of fuel tank systems on Cessna single engine airplanes
2009-07-24CE-09-42 · Lights - Landing Light, Beacon Light and Taxi Light Switch Applications
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/54-02-02.json · aircraft systems.