57-20-01: Fireproof Steering Link Boot
FAA order 57-20-01 is an airworthiness directive. The FAA's subject line: Fireproof Steering Link Boot. It names American Champion Aircraft 7 Citabria and Champ: about 429 aircraft on the U.S. register today, though an order usually covers particular versions or serial numbers rather than every one. System: other and general.
What it applies to as the FAA lists it
- Kind of product
- Aircraft
- Makes
- American Champion Aircraft Corp.
- Models
- 7FC
- On this site
- American Champion Aircraft 7 Citabria and Champ 429 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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57-20-01 CHAMPION: Applies to Model 7FC, Serial Numbers 2 to 56, Inclusive.
Compliance required at next periodic airplane inspection but not later than November 15, 1958.
To prevent the entry of fire and fumes into the cabin compartment in the event of a powerplant fire, install Champion fireproof steering link boot assembly P/N 2-1523 to the firewall with suitable fireproof screws.
(Champion Service Letter No. 31 covers this same subject.)
Related safety bulletins advice on the same designs, not orders
2018-07-12CE-18-20 · Electrical Power
2013-07-12CE-13-40 · Flight Compartment
2011-07-06CE-11-43 · Flight Controls
2010-07-23CE-10-39 · Equipment - Furnishings
2009-03-20CE-09-20 · Equipment - Furnishings
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/57-20-01.json · aircraft systems.