AD Amdt-39-9621

Recurring final rule
Data completeness: 70%

Airworthiness Directives; The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. (Formerly Piper Aircraft Corporation) PA31, PA31P, and PA31T Series Airplanes

AD Number
Amdt-39-9621
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. 90-CE-62-AD
FR Citation
61 FR 24878

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Piper Aircraft Airworthiness Directives; The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. (Formerly Piper Aircraft Corporation) PA31, PA31P, and PA31T Series Airplanes
aircraft Aviat Various Airworthiness Directives; The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. (Formerly Piper Aircraft Corporation) PA31, PA31P, and PA31T Series Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Cracked MLG forward sidebrace could result in gear collapse and loss of control during landing operations.

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Required Actions

Repetitively inspect both left and right MLG forward sidebrace, replace any cracked components, and incorporate improved design MLG forward sidebrace as a terminating action to stop repetitive inspections.

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Affected Aircraft

The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. (formerly Piper Aircraft Corporation) PA31, PA31P, and PA31T series airplanes affected by AD 88-05-05.

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