Airworthiness Directive · Amendment 39-9976 · Piper Aircraft Inc. Airplanes
Piper Aircraft Inc. Airplanes
This AD applies to Piper Aircraft Inc. PA-31, PA-31-300, PA-31-325, PA-31-350, PA-31P.
The models as the FAA's AD index lists them. The serial ranges, installed parts and exceptions are in the AD itself: read it at the FAA.
This amendment supersedes Airworthiness Directive (AD) 81-11-04 that applies to The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. (Piper) Models PA31, PA31-300, PA31-325, and PA31-350 airplanes that have Cleveland nose wheel assembly part number (P/N) 40-76B installed. AD 81-11-04 currently requires inspecting the nose wheel flange for cracks. The repetitive inspections terminate by replacing the nose wheel assembly with Cleveland P/N 40-140, which is an improved design. This action is prompted by the lack of designation of Piper Model PA31P in the Applicability section of AD 81-11-04, and the subsequent failure of a nose wheel assembly on a Piper Model PA31P airplane during taxiing operations. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent the failure of the nose wheel, which if not corrected, could result in loss of control of the airplane during taxiing, take-off, or landing operations.
The aircraft, engines and makers this AD names, by the model designations in its text. A model listed here may still be outside the AD's serial ranges.
