United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2003_register executive 2010-09-23 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c816c9f5 D09002ee1c816caee United States Department of Transportation originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Federal Aviation Administration originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to all The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. (Piper) Models PA-31, PA- 31-300, PA-31-325, PA-31-350, PA-31P, PA-31T, PA-31T1, PA-31T2, PA- 31T3, and PA-31P-350 airplanes. This AD requires you to install an inspection hole (or use for inspection the tooling hole in the rudder bottom rib), conduct a detailed visual inspection of the rudder torque tube and associated ribs for corrosion, and, if corrosion is found, replace or repair the rib/rudder torque tube assembly. This AD is the result of reports of rudder tube corrosion. The actions specified by this AD are intended to detect and correct corrosion in the rudder torque tube assembly and rudder rib, which could result in failure of the rudder torque tube. This failure could lead to loss of rudder control. 68 FR 67588 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2003-12-03/03-29871 03-29871 fr03de03-2 RIN 2120-AA64 4910-13-P Docket No. 2003-CE-03-AD Amendment 39-13376 AD 2003-24-07 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2003-12-03/03-29871 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2003-12-03/html/03-29871.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2003-12-03/pdf/03-29871.pdf Air Transportation Aircraft Aviation Safety Incorporation by Reference Safety 3 p. 67588 67590 68 FR 67588 Title 14 Part 39 14 CFR Part 39 RIN 2120-AA64 Airworthiness Directives; The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. Models PA-31, PA-31-300, PA-31-325, PA-31-350, PA-31P, PA-31T, PA-31T1, PA-31T2, PA-31T3, and PA-31P-350 Airplanes; Federal Register Vol. 68, Issue RULE 03-29871 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 2004-02-09 Docket No. 2003-CE-03-AD Amendment 39-13376 AD 2003-24-07 4910-13-P 03-29871 Final rule.

This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to all The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. (Piper) Models PA-31, PA- 31-300, PA-31-325, PA-31-350, PA-31P, PA-31T, PA-31T1, PA-31T2, PA- 31T3, and PA-31P-350 airplanes. This AD requires you to install an inspection hole (or use for inspection the tooling hole in the rudder bottom rib), conduct a detailed visual inspection of the rudder torque tube and associated ribs for corrosion, and, if corrosion is found, replace or repair the rib/rudder torque tube assembly. This AD is the result of reports of rudder tube corrosion. The actions specified by this AD are intended to detect and correct corrosion in the rudder torque tube assembly and rudder rib, which could result in failure of the rudder torque tube. This failure could lead to loss of rudder control.

This AD becomes effective on February 9, 2004. William O. Herderich, Aerospace Engineer, FAA, Atlanta Aircraft Certification Office, One Crown Center, 1895 Phoenix Boulevard, Suite 450, Atlanta, Georgia 30349; telephone: (770) 703-6082; facsimile: (770) 703-6097. Air Transportation Aircraft Aviation Safety Incorporation by Reference Safety Airworthiness directives: New Piper Aircraft, Inc., Vol. 68, no. 232 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2003-12-03 continuing daily deposited born digital 208 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2003-12-03 P0b002ee1809a15cc 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr03de03 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2003-12-03 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2003-12-03/pdf/FR-2003-12-03.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2003-12-03/xml/FR-2003-12-03.xml fdlp 67585 67785 DGPO 2010-09-23 2024-06-07 FR-2003-12-03 machine generated eng FR FR-2003-12-03 68 232