70-07-06: Tailplane Rear Spar
FAA order 70-07-06 is an airworthiness directive. The FAA's subject line: Tailplane Rear Spar. System: airframe structure.
What it applies to as the FAA lists it
- Kind of product
- Aircraft
- Makes
- de Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd., The
- Models
- D.H. 104 Dove Series 1A, D.H. 104 Dove Series 2A, D.H. 104 Dove Series 5A, D.H. 104 Dove Series 5BA, D.H. 104 Dove Series 6A, D.H. 104 Dove Series 6BA, D.H. 104 Dove Series 7A, D.H. 104 Dove Series 7AXC, D.H. 104 Dove Series 8A, D.H. 104 Dove Series 8AXC, D.H.114 Heron Series 2A, D.H.114 Heron Series 2DA, D.H.114 Heron Series 2X
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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70-07-06 HAWKER SIDDELEY: Amdt. 39-963. Applies to Models DH-104 "Dove" and DH-114 "Heron" airplanes.
Within the next 25 hours' time in service after the effective date of this AD, accomplish the following:
(a) Conduct an x-ray inspection of the two tailplane rear spar to rear fuselage bulkhead support struts for internal corrosion.
(b) If corrosion is found during the inspection required by paragraph (a), before further flight replace each strut found corroded with a serviceable strut of the same part number.
(c) Within 30 days after completing the inspection required by paragraph (a), report the results of the inspection, negative or positive, to the Chief, Engineering and Manufacturing Branch, Aeronautical Center, AC-210, Federal Aviation Administration, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73125.
(Reporting approved by Bureau of Budget under BOB No. 04-RO 174).
This amendment is effective upon publication in the Federal Register as to all persons except those persons to whom it was made immediately effective by the telegram dated 4 March, 1970, which contained this amendment.
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/70-07-06.json · aircraft systems.