60-16-01: Emergency Electric Switch/Seats
FAA order 60-16-01 is an airworthiness directive published August 4, 1960. The FAA's subject line: Emergency Electric Switch/Seats. It names Beechcraft TC-45: about 7 aircraft on the U.S. register today, though an order usually covers particular versions or serial numbers rather than every one. System: cabin, seats and restraints.
What it applies to as the FAA lists it
- Kind of product
- Aircraft
- Makes
- Textron Aviation Inc.
- Models
- C-45G, C-45H, TC-45G, TC-45H
- On this site
- Beechcraft TC-45 7 registered
Dates and paperwork
- Published
- August 4, 1960
- 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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60-16-01 BEECH: Amdt. 186 Part 507 Federal Register August 4, 1960. Applies to All Model C45G, C45H, TC45G, and TC45H Airplanes Which Have Been Converted From Military Status to Civil Certification.
Compliance required not later than October 1, 1960.
The emergency position switch of the electrical turn and bank indicator that bypasses the master switch arrangement contrary to CAR 3.688, must be removed. The live wire connected to the switch must be disconnected at the battery terminal and either removed from the airplane or carefully insulated and secured.
Passenger seats (P/N 734-183302) which partially block the emergency exit must be removed, relocated, or reversed to provide a clear and unobstructed opening as required by CAR 3.387. Two configurations of seat P/N 734-183302 were delivered to the military only one of which has been structurally substantiated for aft facing mounting. This seat can be identified by the triangular shaped closed rear leg formed from 2 sheets of 0.040 alal with a long stiffening bead on the outer face of the leg. FAA approval must be obtained for any modification of the seating arrangement, other than removing or reversing (if applicable) the obstructing seat.
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/60-16-01.json · aircraft systems.