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61-03-05: Fuel Line Interference

FAA order 61-03-05 is an airworthiness directive in force since March 9, 1961. The FAA's subject line: Fuel Line Interference. It names Luscombe 8 Silvaire, Luscombe T-8: about 1,445 aircraft on the U.S. register today across them, 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
Don Luscombe Aviation History Foundation, Inc.
Models
8, 8A, 8B, 8C, 8D, 8E, 8F, T-8F
On this site
Luscombe 8 Silvaire 1,420 registered
Luscombe T-8 25 registered

Dates and paperwork

In force since
March 9, 1961
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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61-03-05 LUSCOMBE: Amdt. 248 Part 507 Federal Register February 7, 1961. Applies to All Model 8 Series Aircraft Incorporating Wing Fuel Tanks. Compliance required as indicated. Within 50 hours' time in service after the effective date of this directive, remove the fairing at the wing root of each wing and inspect the wing root area for interference between the forward fuel line and the aileron cable and/or aileron pulley. Remove the trim panel over the forward door post and inspect the forward door post area for interference between the forward fuel line and the aileron cable and/or pulley. If any interference is found, bend fuel line sufficiently to provide the necessary clearance. Replace any worn fuel lines being careful to provide clearance when installing the replacement fuel line. This directive effective March 9, 1961.

Related safety bulletins advice on the same designs, not orders

2017-06-05CE-17-14 · Main Landing Gear: Lower Leg Internal Corrosion
2014-02-13CE-14-09 · Luscombe Model 8A Fuel System
1997-05-15ACE-97-03 ·

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/61-03-05.json · aircraft systems.