Fuel Shutoff AD 51-09-03

[barnstmr]

We found that our BC-65 does not comply with the Fuel Shut-off AD # 51-09-03. My father-in-law came up with a fix for this and we submitted paperwork to get it approved as an alternate means of compliance by the FAA.

Does anyone know what the factory part looks like? Are most other airplanes already in compliace? Here is the text of the AD.

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51-09-03 TAYLORCRAFT: Applies to All Series Aircraft Below
Serial Number 13001 Incorporating a Pushpull Type Fuel Shutoff
Control.
Compliance required not later than June 1, 1951.
To prevent accidental operation of the fuel shutoff valve
during flight, a safety device must be installed on this control.
The device is to prevent inadvertent operation of the fuel
shutoff valve by requiring a definite and positive movement
by the pilot before the control can be operated. Taylorcraft
P/N B12-947-3 or equivalent is considered satisfactory. P/N
B12-947 which was previously installed in some Taylorcraft
airplanes must be replaced by this improved part.
(Taylorcraft Service Bulletin No. 66 dated December 6, 1950,
covers this same subject.)
This supersedes AD 47-13-01.
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[Robert Lees]

The crux of the AD is that there must be two, separate and distinct movements required to shut the fuel off. Some use a sidewards-moving flap that must be pushed to one side before the fuel lever can be pulled out. I can do a photo tomorrow as an example.

The Taylorcraft parts you refer to are a pair of clips that surround the fuel pull-lever, such that they have to be levered apart to get your fingers around the fuel shut-off lever.

The purpose behind the AD is to prevent the pilot from inadvertently pulling the fuel off instead of the carb heat (and yes, I have done it; a good thing I could reach the runway).

Rob

[barnstmr]

Pictures

Attached are some pictures of the device we came up with to comply with the intent of the AD.

[Howard Wilson]

Check out 20442's instrument panel on Capt. Jon's website for another version. Have to push it to one side or the other to access the fuel shut off. Howard

[Robert Lees]

Barnstormer,
what aircraft is that? Certainly not a BC12D

Rob

[barnstmr]

its a BC-65 Taylor-Young s/n 1145, NC22207

[Forrest Barber]

I guess you know that is a rare ship there are only about 12 older ones on registry. That is the B series that started with ser# 1100 as the first one.....

[midniteflyer52]

Hi Forrest,
I have paperwork for my basket case project, 1938 BF-60 serial #1066. Looking at the logs it shows that it was annualed once or twice by ..........Al Barber, small world!
Glen Brodeur
NC 21273

[barnstmr]

We hadn't realized there were so few BC-65's left.
Here's a picture.

[Robert Lees]

Beautiful!