60-06-04: Generator Drive Gear
FAA order 60-06-04 is an airworthiness directive. The FAA's subject line: Generator Drive Gear. It names the Continental E-185-11, Continental E165 series, Continental E185-1, Continental E185-9, Continental E185 series, Continental E225-4, Continental E225-8, Continental E225 series engines: about 2,115 aircraft on the U.S. register today across them, though an order usually covers particular versions or serial numbers rather than every one. System: engine.
What it applies to as the FAA lists it
- Kind of product
- Engine
- Makes
- Continental Motors
- Models
- E165-2, E165-3, E165-4, E185-1, E185-10, E185-11, E185-2, E185-3, E185-5, E185-8, E185-9, E225-2, E225-4, E225-8, E225-9
- Engine series
- Continental E-185-11 1 aircraft
Continental E165 series 8 aircraft
Continental E185-1 3 aircraft
Continental E185-9 1 aircraft
Continental E185 series 1,109 aircraft
Continental E225-4 7 aircraft
Continental E225-8 7 aircraft
Continental E225 series 979 aircraft
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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60-06-04 CONTINENTAL: Amdt. 114, Part 507, Federal Register March 11, 1960. Applies to E165, E185, and E225 Series Engines Equipped with Delco-Remy Generators P/N 1101886, 1101887, 1101888, and 1101908.
Compliance required at next periodic inspection, engine overhaul or generator removal whichever occurs first, but in any case not later than December 31, 1960.
To prevent failure of the generator drive gear retaining nut internal tooth lockwasher (CMC P/N 531232) remove the generator and inspect the generator drive to determine whether the internal tooth lockwasher or the plain flat washer (CMC P/N 401507) is installed. If the internal tooth lockwasher is installed, remove it and install the flat washer. (Note: The flat washer is not an aircraft standard part.) Use a new retaining nut (CMC P/N 531231, Esna P/N 29NTE-064 or equivalent) for reassembly. Apply a torque of 175-195 inch-pounds to the nut.
(Continental Motors Corporation Service Bulletin M57-4 covers this 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 October 5, 2026. Connections as data: /graph/directive/60-06-04.json · aircraft systems.