59-05-02: Oil Dipstick Modification
FAA order 59-05-02 is an airworthiness directive. The FAA's subject line: Oil Dipstick Modification. System: other and general.
What it applies to as the FAA lists it
- Kind of product
- Aircraft
- Makes
- de Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd., The
- Models
- D.H. 104 Dove Series 1A, D.H. 104 Dove Series 2A, D.H. 104 Dove Series 5A, D.H. 104 Dove Series 5BA, D.H. 104 Dove Series 6A, D.H. 104 Dove Series 6BA, D.H. 104 Dove Series 7A, D.H. 104 Dove Series 7AXC, D.H. 104 Dove Series 8A, D.H. 104 Dove Series 8AXC
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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59-05-02 de HAVILLAND: Applies to All Model 104 "Dove" Aircraft With Modification PP.173 Embodied.
Compliance required as soon as possible but not later than March 30, 1959.
(1) A case has been reported where faulty readings were obtained from the dipstick used in an oil tank P/N 4LT.475A/1, in which Modification PP.173 was embodied. This would result in low oil content which, on prolonged flights, might give rise to oil starvation with consequent engine seizure.
(2) Within the period stated above, dipsticks must be removed from oil tanks with Modification PP.173 embodied and reworked as follows: (a) Measure along the dipstick a distance of 4.15 inches from the base and file a notch or deep score mark at this point. (This position also falls 0.65-inch above existing one-half mark.) (b) Obliterate the existing one- quarter and one-half marks. (c) Add a stamped arrow pointing to the notch or score mark followed by this marking "6 US gallons minimum accurate reading".
(3) The above rework must be accomplished on spar oil tanks prior to fitment to aircraft.
The British Air Registration Board considers this mandatory. The FAA concurs with this action and considers compliance therewith mandatory.
(de Havilland TNS CT (104) No. 158 Issue 2 covers the same subject.)
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/59-05-02.json · aircraft systems.