AD/PA-28/91 Amdt 1 - Main Landing Gear Side Brace Stud (Cth)

AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE For the reasons set out in the background section, the CASA delegate whose signature appears below revokes Airworthiness Directive (AD) AD/PA-28/91 and issues the following AD under subregulation 39.1 (1) of CAR 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-28/91 Amdt 1

Main Landing Gear Side Brace Stud 9/2002

Applicability: The following model and serial number aircraft that are not equipped with a part number 95643-06, 95643-07, 95643-08, or 95643-09 bracket assembly, which includes a part number 78717-02 main landing gear side brace stud:

Model Serial Numbers

PA28R-180 28R-30002 through 28R-31135, and 28R-7130001 through 28R-7130013

PA28R-200 28R-35001 through 28R-35820, and 28R-7135001 through 28R-7635539

PA28R-201 28R-7737002 through 28R-7737096

PA28R-201T 28R-7703001 through 28R-7703239

Requirement: Remove both the left and right main gear side brace studs from the aircraft in accordance with the instructions contained in the Landing Gear section of the maintenance manual, and inspect each main gear side brace stud for cracks using fluorescent penetrant or magnetic particle inspection methods. Figure 1 of this Directive depicts the area where the sidebrace stud is to be inspected.