AD/PA-46/32 Amdt 1 - Control Wheel Attachment (Cth)

AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE On the effective date specified below, and for the reasons set out in the background section, the CASA delegate whose signature appears below revokes Airworthiness Directive (AD) AD/PA-46/32 and issues the following AD under subregulation 39.001(1) of CASR 1998. The AD requires that the action set out in the requirement section (being action that the delegate considers necessary to correct the unsafe condition) be taken in relation to the aircraft or aeronautical product mentioned in the applicability section: (a) in the circumstances mentioned in the requirement section; and (b) in accordance with the instructions set out in the requirement section; and (c) at the time mentioned in the compliance section.

Piper PA-46 (Malibu) Series Aeroplanes AD/PA-46/32 Amdt 1 Control Wheel Attachment 3/2005

Applicability: Group A aircraft:

Models Serial Numbers

PA-46-350P Mirage 4636132 through 4636344

PA-46-500TP Meridian 4697001 through 4697162

Group B aircraft:

PA-46-350P Mirage 4636345 through 4636348

PA-46-500TP Meridian 4697163 through 4697174 Requirement: 1. For aircraft listed in Group A of the applicability part of this Directive, with the exception of aircraft listed in Group A that are already modified in accordance with the New Piper Aircraft Service Bulletin (SB) No. 1139, dated 28 August 2003; accomplish the following in accordance with Part I of SB No.1139A dated 9 April 2004:

a. Inspect the control wheel attachment screw for proper thread engagement (minimum one thread showing past the end of the nut plate), and replace the screw before further flight if insufficient thread engagement is found.

b. Inspect the nut plate for sufficient locking characteristics. If the screw can be fully inserted into the nut plate by hand (one thread showing past end of nut), then replacement of the nut plate is required before further flight.