69-14-01: Fuel Starvation
FAA order 69-14-01 is an airworthiness directive. The FAA's subject line: Fuel Starvation. It names Cessna 310, Cessna 320, Cessna 401, Cessna 402, Cessna 411, Cessna 421 Golden Eagle, Cessna T-310: about 2,759 aircraft on the U.S. register today across them, though an order usually covers particular versions or serial numbers rather than every one. System: other and general.
What it applies to as the FAA lists it
- Kind of product
- Aircraft
- Makes
- Cessna Aircraft Company
- Models
- 310G, 310H, 310I, 310J, 310K, 310L, 310N, 310P, 320A, 320B, 320C, 320D, 320E, 320F, 401, 401A, 402, 402A, 411, 411A, 421, 421A, E310H, E310J, T310P
- On this site
- Cessna 310 1,411 registered
Cessna 320 138 registered
Cessna 401 51 registered
Cessna 402 174 registered
Cessna 411 10 registered
Cessna 421 Golden Eagle 768 registered
Cessna T-310 207 registered
Dates and paperwork
- 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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69-14-01 CESSNA: Amdt. 39-793 applies to Models 310G, H, I, J, K, L, N, P, and T310P, Serial Numbers 310G0001 through 310P0166 except 310P0079, 310P0121, 310P0135, 310P0154, 310P0155; All E310J and E310H Aircraft; All 320A, B, C, D, E, F Aircraft; Models 401, 401A, Serial Numbers 401-0001 through 401A0078 except 401A0073; Models 402, 402A, Serial Numbers 402-0001 through 402A0063 except 402A0062; All 411, 411A Aircraft; Models 421, 421A, Serial Numbers 421-0001 through 421A0099 except 421A0041, 421A0077, 421A0093.
Compliance: Required as indicated, unless already accomplished.
To prevent fuel starvation during high angle descent, accomplish the following:
A) Effective immediately, operation of the airplane with less than 10 gallons of fuel in each main tank is prohibited.
B) Prior to further flight on all models listed above, install a placard in full view of the pilot as near as possible to the main fuel quantity indicator with the following wording: "OPERATION WITH LESS THAN 10 GALLONS OF FUEL IN EACH MAIN TANK IS PROHIBITED."
C) Prior to further flight on all models listed above, install a placard in full view of the pilot as near as possible to the manifold pressure gauge, with the following wording: "MAINTAIN POWER WITHIN GREEN ARCS DURING DESCENT."
D) Prior to further flight on Cessna Models 310L, N, P; T310P; 320E, F; 401, 401A; 402, 402A; 411, 411A; 421 and 421A install a placard in full view of the pilot as near as possible to the airspeed indicator with the following wording: "MAXIMUM SPEED WITH 15 DEGREES TO FULL FLAPS SHALL NOT EXCEED 140 MPH."
E) Prior to further flight on Cessna Models 310G, 310H, and 320A, install a placard in full view of the pilot as near as possible to the flap position indicator with the following wording: "FLAP POSITION SHALL NOT EXCEED 35 DEGREES."
F) On or before January 1, 1970, unless already accomplished, modify fuel system either by the installation of a pump in each main wing tank and all related changes in accordance with Cessna Service Letter ME69-16, dated June 27, 1969, or by the accomplishment of any equivalent method approved by the Chief, Engineering & Manufacturing Branch, Federal Aviation Administration, Central Region.
G) Upon accomplishment of the modification required by Paragraph F, compliance with the provisions of Paragraphs A, B, C, D, and E is no longer required.
NOTE: The operator may make and install the above placards. Minimum 1/8 inch high letters must be used.
Effective June 4, 1969.
Revised July 11, 1969.
Related safety bulletins advice on the same designs, not orders
2018-11-21SW-18-31 · NAVIGATION, ATTITUDE, AND DIRECTION DATA SYSTEM
2015-09-23CE-14-11R1 · Landing Gear; Nose Landing Gear Trunnions
2014-05-30CE-14-19 · Landing Gear; Main Landing Gear (MLG) Torque Link
2014-02-25CE-14-11 · Landing Gear; Nose Landing Gear Trunnions
2013-03-13CE-13-22 · Electrical Power System Circuit Breaker Switch
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/69-14-01.json · aircraft systems.
