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Douglas DC-6 — Airworthiness Directives & records checklist

1 Douglas DC-6 is on the U.S. registry. Here’s what a records review covers for one — the Airworthiness Directives that apply, the known trouble spots, and the checklist a buyer or owner should hold every logbook against.

Registered
1
Applicable ADs
14
Recurring
0
Serial-conditional
21

Airworthiness Directives that apply to the Douglas DC-6

  • one-time
    AD 52-18-02 — Airworthiness Directives; DOUGLAS All Models DC-6, DC-6A and DC-6B Series Aircraft · 1952-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 52-27-02 — Airworthiness Directives; DOUGLAS DC-6 Aircraft · 1952-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 52-28-05 — Airworthiness Directives; DOUGLAS: Applies to All Model DC-6 Series Aircraft (Fuselage Numbers 1 to 213 Inclusive). \n Compliance required as indicated. \n\ · 1952-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 49-06-02 — Airworthiness Directives; DOUGLAS DC-6 Aircraft ACTION: SUMMARY: DATES: ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: REGULATORY TE · 1949-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 48-11-02 — Airworthiness Directives; DOUGLAS DC-6 Aircraft · 1948-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 48-10-01 — Airworthiness Directives; DOUGLAS DC-6 Aircraft · 1948-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 48-11-01 — Airworthiness Directives; DOUGLAS DC-6 Aircraft · 1948-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 47-42-17 — Airworthiness Directives; DOUGLAS DC-6 Aircraft ACTION: SUMMARY: DATES: ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: REGULATORY TE · 1947-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 47-42-06 — Airworthiness Directives; DOUGLAS DC-6 Airplanes · 1947-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 47-42-11 — Airworthiness Directives; DOUGLAS DC-6 Aircraft · 1947-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 47-42-19 — Airworthiness Directives; DOUGLAS DC-6 Aircraft · 1947-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 47-42-10 — Airworthiness Directives; DOUGLAS DC-6 Airplanes · 1947-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 47-42-05 — Airworthiness Directives; DOUGLAS DC-6 Airplanes · 1947-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 47-42-08 — Airworthiness Directives; DOUGLAS DC-6 Airplane · 1947-01-01

This is the applicability list. Which of these are complied with, their computed next-due dates, and the 21 serial/mod-conditional ADs that actually apply to your aircraft come from its digitized logbooks — that’s the verified report.

The records checklist for a Douglas DC-6

Airworthiness Directives
Every applicable AD matched to compliance evidence, with recurring next-due dates.
Annual / 100-hr inspections
A continuous, signed inspection history (14 CFR 91.409) with no gaps.
Service bulletins & letters
Mandatory and recommended SBs/SLs, complied or noted.
Life-limited parts
Airworthiness-limitations items tracked against their limits.
Form 337s / major alterations
Field approvals and STCs on file and reconciled.
Equipment inspections
ELT (91.207), transponder (91.413), altimeter/pitot-static (91.411).
Damage & accident history
NTSB and repair-major records for this exact tail.
Logbook continuity
Unbroken records — the gaps are where value and airworthiness hide.
Run a verified records report on your DC-6

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Applicability is derived from the FAA directive corpus and the aircraft’s type certificate; it is advisory and not a legal airworthiness determination. Compliance is established only from an aircraft’s actual records.