63-17-01: Main Landing Gear
FAA order 63-17-01 is an airworthiness directive in force since September 13, 1963. The FAA's subject line: Main Landing Gear. It names Bellanca 14: about 282 aircraft on the U.S. register today, though an order usually covers particular versions or serial numbers rather than every one. System: landing gear.
What it applies to as the FAA lists it
- Kind of product
- Aircraft
- Makes
- Bellanca Aircraft Corporation
- Models
- 14-13, 14-13-2, 14-13-3, 14-13-3W
- On this site
- Bellanca 14 282 registered
Dates and paperwork
- In force since
- September 13, 1963
- 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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63-17-01 BELLANCA: Amdt. 601 Part 507 Federal Register August 13, 1963. Applies to All Model 14-13 Series Aircraft.
Compliance required as indicated.
Several incidents have occurred of failure of the main landing gear retracting strut and attaching fittings. Therefore, the following must be accomplished within 50 hours' time in service after the effective date of this AD, and at intervals thereafter, not to exceed 50 hours' time in service from the last inspection.
(a) Inspect the entire main landing gear retracting strut (Bellanca P/N 7577 L/R), and the rear spar main landing gear fitting (Bellanca P/N 7560 L/R) for cracks using a dye penetrant and a 10-power magnifying glass, or an FAA approved equivalent inspection. Give particular attention to all welds, especially at the connecting link trunnion housing, and tube intersections. Prior to inspection, remove all grease and dirt from all surfaces of the upper and lower struts connected by the connecting link.(b) If cracks are found, repair that part in accordance with an FAA approved repair, or replace with a new part of the same part number, or an FAA approved equivalent before further flight.
This directive effective September 13, 1963.
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/63-17-01.json · aircraft systems.