AD 2019-12-12

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Airworthiness Directives; Piper Aircraft, Inc.

AD Number
2019-12-12
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2019-0447
FR Citation
84 FR 30590

Applicability

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

Unsafe Condition

The rivets installed in the bulkhead assembly at fuselage station (FS) 79.00 during the manufacture of certain serial-numbered Model PA-46-600TP (M600) airplanes were not in accordance with the type design drawing, nor did they meet the strength requirements of the aircraft design.

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Required Actions

Insert the ground operating limitation into the Limitations section of the airplane flight manual (AFM) and install a placard in the airplane cockpit that limits ground operations. This AD also includes an optional action to terminate the ground operating limitation by replacing the rivets to reinforce the bulkhead assembly.

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Compliance Time

Before further flight

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Affected Aircraft

Piper Aircraft, Inc., Model PA-46-600TP (M600) airplanes, serial numbers 60501 through 60569

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Retrieved: Apr 4, 2026

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