61-16-03: Seat Modification
FAA order 61-16-03 is an airworthiness directive in force since August 4, 1961. The FAA's subject line: Seat Modification. It names Brantly B-2: about 53 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
- Brantly International, Inc.
- Models
- B-2, B-2A, B-2B
- On this site
- Brantly B-2 53 registered
Dates and paperwork
- In force since
- August 4, 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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61-16-03 BRANTLY: Amdt. 317 Part 507 Federal Register August 4, 1961. Applies to All B-2 Helicopters Prior to Serial No. 104.
Compliance required within the next 25 hours' time in service after the effective date of this AD.
Three accidents have resulted from the restriction of collective control due to interference by the seat. This interference is caused by improper seat installation which allows the seat to slide forward of its normal position. To minimize the possibility of restriction to the collective control by the seat, all Brantly B-2 helicopters prior to Serial No. 104 shall have the left hand seat angle at the rear of each seat modified to incorporate seat safety brackets, Brantly P/N 163-22 or equivalent.
(Brantly Service Bulletin No. 13, dated June 8, 1961, pertains to this same subject.)
This directive effective August 4, 1961.
Related safety bulletins advice on the same designs, not orders
2007-04-17SW-07-28 · Rotor blade cracks
2004-09-23SW-04-90 ·
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/61-16-03.json · aircraft systems.