56-08-01: Pitch Limit Switches
FAA order 56-08-01 is an airworthiness directive. The FAA's subject line: Pitch Limit Switches. System: propeller.
What it applies to as the FAA lists it
- Kind of product
- Propeller
- Makes
- Curtiss-Wright Corporation
- Models
- C632S, C634D, C634S
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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56-08-01 CURTISS: Applies to All Models C632S, C634D and C634S Propellers.
Compliance required as indicated.
I. Replace low pitch limit switches P/N 110425 at not more than the following intervals:
Douglas DC-6 Series Aircraft 3,500 Hours
Lockheed 749 Series Aircraft 3,500 Hours
Lockheed 1049 Series Aircraft 3,500 Hours
Convair 240 Series Aircraft 1,000 Hours
(Curtiss Service Bulletin No. 52 dated December 29, 1949, and appropriate service manuals also cover these recommendations.)
II. Disassemble and visually inspect low pitch limit switches P/N 154592 at not more than the same intervals. Inspect for proper switch operation and for mechanical and electrical condition. Failure or malfunction other than normal service wear shall be cause for replacement of switch parts or of the assembly. Switches not revealing adverse conditions may be returned to service.
This supersedes Section III of AD 53-05-01.
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/56-08-01.json · aircraft systems.