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58-01-07: Control System Turnbuckles

FAA order 58-01-07 is an airworthiness directive published February 20, 1958. The FAA's subject line: Control System Turnbuckles. It names Piper J-3 Cub, Piper J5 Cub Cruiser: about 4,098 aircraft on the U.S. register today across them, 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
FS 2001 Corp.; Piper Aircraft Inc.
Models
J5A-80, J5A (Army L-4F), J5B (Army L-4G), J5C, J-3, J3C-40, J3C-50, J3C-50S, J3C-65S, J3F-50, J3F-50S, J3F-60, J3F-60S, J3F-65 (Army L-4D), J3F-65S, J3L, J3L-65 (Army L-4C), J3L-65S, J3L-S, J3P, J3C-65 (Army L-4; L-4A; L-4B (Navy NE-1); L-4H; L-4J (Navy NE-2))
On this site
Piper J-3 Cub 3,804 registered
Piper J5 Cub Cruiser 294 registered

Dates and paperwork

Published
February 20, 1958
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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58-01-07 PIPER: Applies to All J-3 Series and J-5 Series Aircraft. Compliance required by February 1, 1958. To preclude the possibility of failures of the fork end of the turnbuckles in the control system, the following inspection and rework is necessary. Failures of the fork end of the turnbuckles have occurred in the area covered by the safety wire. This results from binding caused by the attaching bolt being drawn up too tightly on the fork end of the turnbuckle. Inspect the turnbuckle to horn attachment at the elevators, rudder and ailerons to determine that an AN 23-12 clevis bolt is installed with one AN 960-10 washer under the nut. This assembly should swivel freely.

Related safety bulletins advice on the same designs, not orders

1998-10-21ACE-99-01 ·

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/58-01-07.json · aircraft systems.