60-01-04: Rudder Balance Tab
FAA order 60-01-04 is an airworthiness directive. The FAA's subject line: Rudder Balance Tab. System: flight controls.
What it applies to as the FAA lists it
- Kind of product
- Aircraft
- Makes
- Maryland Air Industries, Inc.
- Models
- F-27, F-27A, F-27B
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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60-01-04 FAIRCHILD: Amdt. 81 Part 507 Federal Register January 16, 1960. Applies to all Models F-27, F-27A, and -27B aircraft.
Compliance required by January 15, 1960.
Cases of "rudder walk" have been experienced on aircraft in service. Such rudder oscillation creates a flight hazard. In order to correct or prevent this condition, unless already accomplished, a beaded angle should be added to the rudder balance tab trailing edge in accordance with Fairchild Service Bulletin 27-14.
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/60-01-04.json · aircraft systems.