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AD 2018-02-05

2018-01-23 · Final rule publication · Federal Register document 2018-01059

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Literal model wording

Source publication: 2018-01-23 · Document 2018-01059. Observation edition: selected-ad-source-text-extension-2.0.0.

These are exact source labels for discovery. Manufacturer identity remains unresolved. Serial numbers, installed equipment and all other conditions have not been evaluated. The complete applicability clause below retains all conditions and notes.

Original model and serial-number table

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            Model                             Serial No.
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PA-28-140...................  28-20001 through 28-26946; 28-7125001
                               through 28-7725290.
PA-28-150...................  28-03, 28-1 through 28-4377, and 28-1760A.
PA-28-151...................  28-741500l through 28-7715314.
PA-28-160...................  28-03, 28-1 through 28-4377, and 28-1760A.
PA-28-161...................  2841001 through 2841365, 28-7716001
                               through 28-8216300, 28-8316001 through 28-
                               8616057, 2816001 through 2816109, 2816110
                               through 2816119, and 2842001 through
                               2842420.
PA-28-180...................  28-03, 28-671 through 28-5859, 28-7105001
                               through 28-7205318, 28-E13, and 28-
                               7305001 through 28-7505261.

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PA-28-181...................  28-769000l through 28-8690056, 28-8690061,
                               28-8690062, 289000l through 2890205,
                               2890206 through 2890231, and 2843001
                               through 2843879.
PA-28-236...................  28-7911001 through 28-8611008 and 2811001
                               through 2811050.
PA-28-201T..................  28-7921001 through 28-7921095.
PA-28R-180..................  28R-30002 through 28R-31270 and 28R-
                               7130001 through 28R-7130019.
PA-28R-200..................  28R-30482, 28R-35001 through 28R-35820,
                               28R-7135001 through 28R-7135238, and 28R-
                               7235001 through 28R-7635545.
PA-28R-201..................  28R-7737002 through 28R-7837317, 2837001
                               through 2837061, and 2844001 through
                               2844171.
PA-28R-201T.................  28R-7703001 through 28R-7803374 and
                               2803001 through 2803015.
PA-28RT-201.................  28R-7918001 through 28R-8218026.
PA-28RT-201T................  28R-7931001 through 28R-8631005, and
                               2831001 through 2831038.
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Rows and serial-number conditions are reproduced as written; they are not an aircraft configuration or applicability determination.

PA-28-140

PA-28-140

PA-28-150

PA-28-150

PA-28-151

PA-28-151

PA-28-160

PA-28-160

PA-28-161

PA-28-161

PA-28-180

PA-28-180

PA-28-181

PA-28-181

PA-28-236

PA-28-236

PA-28-201T

PA-28-201T

PA-28R-180

PA-28R-180

PA-28R-200

PA-28R-200

PA-28R-201

PA-28R-201

PA-28R-201T

PA-28R-201T

PA-28RT-201

PA-28RT-201

PA-28RT-201T

PA-28RT-201T

These observations do not determine aircraft applicability, compliance, installed configuration or current legal status.

Applicability text in this publication

(c) Applicability

    This AD applies to the following Piper Aircraft, Inc. airplane 
models and serial numbers (S/Ns) that are certificated in any 
category:

Table 1 to Paragraph (c) of This AD--Applicable Airplane Models and S/Ns
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            Model                             Serial No.
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PA-28-140...................  28-20001 through 28-26946; 28-7125001
                               through 28-7725290.
PA-28-150...................  28-03, 28-1 through 28-4377, and 28-1760A.
PA-28-151...................  28-741500l through 28-7715314.
PA-28-160...................  28-03, 28-1 through 28-4377, and 28-1760A.
PA-28-161...................  2841001 through 2841365, 28-7716001
                               through 28-8216300, 28-8316001 through 28-
                               8616057, 2816001 through 2816109, 2816110
                               through 2816119, and 2842001 through
                               2842420.
PA-28-180...................  28-03, 28-671 through 28-5859, 28-7105001
                               through 28-7205318, 28-E13, and 28-
                               7305001 through 28-7505261.

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PA-28-181...................  28-769000l through 28-8690056, 28-8690061,
                               28-8690062, 289000l through 2890205,
                               2890206 through 2890231, and 2843001
                               through 2843879.
PA-28-236...................  28-7911001 through 28-8611008 and 2811001
                               through 2811050.
PA-28-201T..................  28-7921001 through 28-7921095.
PA-28R-180..................  28R-30002 through 28R-31270 and 28R-
                               7130001 through 28R-7130019.
PA-28R-200..................  28R-30482, 28R-35001 through 28R-35820,
                               28R-7135001 through 28R-7135238, and 28R-
                               7235001 through 28R-7635545.
PA-28R-201..................  28R-7737002 through 28R-7837317, 2837001
                               through 2837061, and 2844001 through
                               2844171.
PA-28R-201T.................  28R-7703001 through 28R-7803374 and
                               2803001 through 2803015.
PA-28RT-201.................  28R-7918001 through 28R-8218026.
PA-28RT-201T................  28R-7931001 through 28R-8631005, and
                               2831001 through 2831038.
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Effective-date text

This AD is effective February 7, 2018.

Publication context

Historical effective date recorded in the publication: 2018-02-07. This date does not establish which directive controls today.

The publication records no affected prior directives in its Affected ADs paragraph. This says nothing about the number of directives applicable to an aircraft.

(b) Affected ADs

    None.

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