AD/PA-28/96 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-28/96 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-28 Series Aeroplanes AD/PA-28/96 Amdt 1 Control Wheel Attachment 3/2005

Applicability: Group A aircraft:

Models Serial Numbers

PA-28-161 Warrior III 2842026 through 2842180

PA-28-181 Archer III 2843112 through 2843565

PA-28R-201 Arrow 2844014 through 2844099

Group B aircraft:

PA-28-161 Warrior III 2842181 through 2842203

PA-28-181 Archer III 2843566 through 2843588

PA-28R-201 Arrow 2844100 through 2844104 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.