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60-05-01: Rudder Torque Tube Rivets

FAA order 60-05-01 is an airworthiness directive. The FAA's subject line: Rudder Torque Tube Rivets. 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
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The order itself the regulatory text, as published

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60-05-01 FAIRCHILD: Amdt. 109 Part 507 Federal Register March 2, 1960. Applies to Models F-27, F-27A, and F-27B, Serial Numbers 1 to 65 inclusive. Compliance required by April 15, 1960. As a result of investigation of loose rivets in the rudder torque tube assembly, the following shall be accomplished: Replace all "Olympic" rivets "Huck" lockbolts, P/N BL-8-3, in rudder torque tube assembly, P/N 727413-1, where the ends, P/N 27-727414-3 and 27-727415-3, are secured to the tube, P/N 27-727424-3. (Fairchild Service Bulletin No. 27-15, revised September 8, 1959, covers this 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/60-05-01.json · aircraft systems.