57-04-01: Aileron Hinge
FAA order 57-04-01 is an airworthiness directive. The FAA's subject line: Aileron Hinge. It names Cessna 310: about 1,411 aircraft on the U.S. register today, though an order usually covers particular versions or serial numbers rather than every one. System: flight controls.
What it applies to as the FAA lists it
- Kind of product
- Aircraft
- Makes
- Cessna Aircraft Company
- Models
- 310, 310A, 310B, 310C, 310D, 310E, 310F, 310G, 310H, 310I, 310J, 310J-1, 310K, 310L, 310N, 310P, 310Q, 310R
- On this site
- Cessna 310 1,411 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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57-04-01 CESSNA: Applies to All Model 310 Aircraft Prior to and Including Serial Number 35392, Except Those Incorporating Aileron Hinges Having P/N 0824006-1 and -2.
Compliance required not later than April 15, 1957, and at 100-hour intervals of operation thereafter. Inspect the outboard aileron hinge for cracks in the upper flange, adjacent to the bearing. Any hinges found cracked should be replaced with the new, redesigned outboard aileron hinge (P/N 0824006-1 left, and 0824006-2 right). When the redesigned outboard aileron hinge is installed, this special inspection is no longer required.
To facilitate hinge replacement, it is permissible to cut a standard size inspection opening in the wing lower skin, below the outboard hinge, attachment point.
(Cessna Service Bulletin No. 310-7 covers this same subject.)
Related safety bulletins advice on the same designs, not orders
2015-09-23CE-14-11R1 · Landing Gear; Nose Landing Gear Trunnions
2014-05-30CE-14-19 · Landing Gear; Main Landing Gear (MLG) Torque Link
2014-02-25CE-14-11 · Landing Gear; Nose Landing Gear Trunnions
2009-10-05CE-10-01 · Fuel: Fuel Tank Selector Valve Systems
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/57-04-01.json · aircraft systems.
