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60-24-03: Fuel Vent Tubes

FAA order 60-24-03 is an airworthiness directive in force since December 19, 1960. The FAA's subject line: Fuel Vent Tubes. It names Piper PA-24 Comanche: about 2,428 aircraft on the U.S. register today, though an order usually covers particular versions or serial numbers rather than every one. System: fuel system.

What it applies to as the FAA lists it

Kind of product
Aircraft
Makes
Piper Aircraft Inc.
Models
PA-24, PA-24-250
On this site
Piper PA-24 Comanche 2,428 registered

Dates and paperwork

In force since
December 19, 1960
Published
November 17, 1960 (signed November 10, 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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60-24-03 PIPER: Amdt. 225 Part 507 Federal Register November 17, 1960. Applies to PA-24 and PA-24 "250" Aircraft Serial Numbers 24-1 to 24-2161 Inclusive. Compliance required within the next 10 hours of operation or at the next periodic inspection, whichever occurs first, after the effective date of this directive. To prevent any interruption in fuel flow should the vent tubes become obstructed, the two fuel cell vent tubes which are located under the wings shall be modified in the following manner: Drill an 0.098-inch diameter hole (#40 drill) in the aft side of each tube three-fourths of an inch from the end. (Piper Service Bulletin No. 193 covers this subject.) This directive effective December 19, 1960.

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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/60-24-03.json · aircraft systems.