Airworthiness Directive · Amendment 39-9782 · The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. PA24, PA28R, PA30, PA32R, PA34, and PA39 Series Airplanes
The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. PA24, PA28R, PA30, PA32R, PA34, and PA39 Series Airplanes
Superseded. A later AD replaced this one: AD 97-01-01 R1. Comply with the one in force.
The following airplane models and serial numbers, certificated in any category: 1. All serial numbers of Models PA24, PA24-250, PA24-260, PA24- 400, PA30, and PA39 airplanes; 2. The following model and serial number airplanes that are not equipped with a Piper part number (P/N) 78717-02 main landing gear sidebrace stud in both right and left main landing gear sidebrace bracket assemblies: Model Serial Nos. PA28R-180........................... 28R-30002 through 28R-31135, and 28R-7130001 through 28R-7130013. PA28R-200........................... 28R-35001 through 28R-35820, and 28R-7135001 through 28R-7635539. PA28R-201........................... 28R-7737002 through 28R-7737096. PA28R-201T.......................... 28R-7703001 through 28R-7703239. PA32R-300........................... 32R-7680001 through 32R-7780444. PA34-200............................ all serial numbers. PA34-200T........................... 34-7570001 through 34-7770372.
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that supersedes AD 95-20-07, which currently requires repetitively inspecting the main gear sidebrace studs for cracks on certain The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. (Piper) PA24, PA28R, PA30, PA32R, PA34, and PA39 series airplanes, and replacing any cracked main gear sidebrace stud. This AD retains the repetitive inspection and possible replacement requirements of AD 95-20-07; specifies in the ``Applicability'' section of the AD that certain Model PA34-200T airplanes could contain a certain main gear sidebrace assembly configuration that is not affected; and incorporates additional modification and replacement options. This AD results from additional information received by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) after the issuance of AD 95-20-07 on the design and service history of the affected airplanes concerning this subject. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent a main landing gear collapse caused by main gear sidebrace stud cracks, which could result in loss of control of the airplane during landing operations.
