AD 78-05-05
Applicability
| Type | Manufacturer | Model | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| aircraft | Piper Aircraft Inc. | PA-31 | Airworthiness Directives; Piper Models PA-31, PA-31-325, PA-31-300, and PA-31-350 Aircraft |
| aircraft | Piper Aircraft Inc. | PA-31-300 | Airworthiness Directives; Piper Models PA-31, PA-31-325, PA-31-300, and PA-31-350 Aircraft |
| aircraft | Piper Aircraft Inc. | PA-31-325 | Airworthiness Directives; Piper Models PA-31, PA-31-325, PA-31-300, and PA-31-350 Aircraft |
| aircraft | Piper Aircraft Inc. | PA-31-350 | Airworthiness Directives; Piper Models PA-31, PA-31-325, PA-31-300, and PA-31-350 Aircraft |
Unsafe Condition
Failure of the cabin door latch to properly secure could result in inadvertent opening of the cabin door in flight.
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Required Actions
Accomplish the modification described in Piper Aircraft Corporation Service Letter No. 803A, dated November 3, 1977, or an equivalent method approved by the FAA. Compliance must be within the next 50 hours in service after the effective date of this AD.
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Compliance Time
within the next 50 hours in service after the effective date of this AD
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Affected Aircraft
Piper Models PA-31, PA-31-325, PA-31-300, and PA-31-350 aircraft with specific serial ranges: PA-31 and PA-31-325 and PA-31-300 aircraft, S/N 31-2 through 31-7512029, and PA-31-350 aircraft, S/N 31-5001 through 31-7552052, except those modified with all three kits from Piper Service Letter 739 dated June 2, 1975.
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Federal Register Abstract
Cabin Door Latch
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AD Final Rules - DRS_78-05-05.html Copy URL Print/Save as PDF Document Versions Feedback Details AD Number: 78-05-05 Document Type: AD Final Rules Docket Number: Unknown Subject Heading: Airworthiness Directives; Piper Models PA-31, PA-31-325, PA-31-300, and PA-31-350 Aircraft Subject: Cabin Door Latch Status: Current Citation: This information is not available. Citation Publish Date: 03/06/1978 Effective Date: 03/08/1978 Make: Piper Aircraft Inc. Model: PA-31 | PA-31-300 | PA-31-325 | PA-31-350 Product Type: Aircraft Product Subtype: Small Airplane Affected AD: Superseded AD: Affected By: Superseded By: Service/Office: AIR-700: Compliance & Airworthiness Division Office of Primary Responsibility: AIR-720: Operational Safety Branch CFR Part Reference: Part 39 Comments: AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES FINAL RULES: 78-05-05 CITATION: This information is not available. PAGE NUMBER: DOCKET NUMBER: Unknown AMENDMENT: 39-3148 AD NUMBER: 78-05-05 SUBJECT HEADING: Airworthiness Directives; Piper Models PA-31, PA-31-325, PA-31-300, and PA-31-350 Aircraft ACTION: SUMMARY: DATES: Effective March 8, 1978. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: REGULATORY TEXT: 78-05-05 PIPER AIRCRAFT CORPORATION: Amendment 39-3148. Applies to PA-31 and PA-31-325 and PA-31-300 aircraft, S/N 31-2 through 31-7512029, and PA-31-350 aircraft, S/N 31-5001 through 31-7552052 certificated in all categories, except airplanes modified to incorporate all three kits denoted in Piper Aircraft Corporation Service Letter 739, dated June 2, 1975. Compliance required within the next 50 hours in service after the effective date of this AD, unless already accomplished. To assure proper latching and thereby prevent inadvertent opening of the cabin door in flight, accomplish the modification excepting the compliance time paragraph described in Piper Aircraft Corporation Service Letter No. 803A, dated November 3, 1977, or an equivalent method approved by the Chief, Engineering and Manufacturing Branch, FAA Eastern Region. Upon request, with substantiating data, submitted through an FAA maintenance inspector, the compliance time specified in this AD may be increased by the Chief, Engineering and Manufacturing Branch, FAA Eastern Region. This amendment is effective March 8, 1978. FOOTER:
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AD Final Rules - DRS_78-05-05.html Copy URL Print/Save as PDF Document Versions Feedback Details AD Number: 78-05-05 Document Type: AD Final Rules Docket Number: Unknown Subject Heading: Airworthiness Directives; Piper Models PA-31, PA-31-325, PA-31-300, and PA-31-350 Aircraft Subject: Cabin Door Latch Status: Current Citation: This information is not available. Citation Publish Date: 03/06/1978 Effective Date: 03/08/1978 Make: Piper Aircraft Inc. Model: PA-31 | PA-31-300 | PA-31-325 | PA-31-350 Product Type: Aircraft Product Subtype: Small Airplane Affected AD: Superseded AD: Affected By: Superseded By: Service/Office: AIR-700: Compliance & Airworthiness Division Office of Primary Responsibility: AIR-720: Operational Safety Branch CFR Part Reference: Part 39 Comments: AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES FINAL RULES: 78-05-05 CITATION: This information is not available. PAGE NUMBER: DOCKET NUMBER: Unknown AMENDMENT: 39-3148 AD NUMBER: 78-05-05 SUBJECT HEADING: Airworthiness Directives; Piper Models PA-31, PA-31-325, PA-31-300, and PA-31-350 Aircraft ACTION: SUMMARY: DATES: Effective March 8, 1978. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: REGULATORY TEXT: 78-05-05 PIPER AIRCRAFT CORPORATION: Amendment 39-3148. Applies to PA-31 and PA-31-325 and PA-31-300 aircraft, S/N 31-2 through 31-7512029, and PA-31-350 aircraft, S/N 31-5001 through 31-7552052 certificated in all categories, except airplanes modified to incorporate all three kits denoted in Piper Aircraft Corporation Service Letter 739, dated June 2, 1975. Compliance required within the next 50 hours in service after the effective date of this AD, unless already accomplished. To assure proper latching and thereby prevent inadvertent opening of the cabin door in flight, accomplish the modification excepting the compliance time paragraph described in Piper Aircraft Corporation Service Letter No. 803A, dated November 3, 1977, or an equivalent method approved by the Chief, Engineering and Manufacturing Branch, FAA Eastern Region. Upon request, with substantiating data, submitted through an FAA maintenance inspector, the compliance time specified in this AD may be increased by the Chief, Engineering and Manufacturing Branch, FAA Eastern Region. This amendment is effective March 8, 1978. FOOTER:
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