AD 2018-14-01

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Airworthiness Directives; Piper Aircraft, Inc.

AD Number
2018-14-01
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2018-0606
FR Citation
83 FR 31850

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Piper Aircraft Airworthiness Directives; Piper Aircraft, Inc.

Unsafe Condition

undersized and understrength rivets through the fuselage skin at the cockpit area could result in failure of the skin joint, which could result in loss of pressurization or fuselage structural failure.

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Required Actions

inserting temporary airspeed limitations into the pilot's operating handbook, installing a temporary placard, inspecting the rivets on the cockpit canopy above the left and right cockpit side windows, and installing a repair kit based on the findings of the inspection.

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Compliance Time

Before further flight

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Affected Aircraft

Piper Aircraft, Inc., Model PA-46-600TP (M600) airplanes.

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