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AD/PA-23/16 - Rudder Trim Tab Adjustment Screw P/N 18453-00 - Replacement with P/N 18453-00

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This directive mandates immediate replacement of the rudder trim-tab adjustment screw (NK part no. 18453-00) on Piper PA‑23 and PA‑23‑160 aeroplanes, serials 23‑1 through 23‑1253, using the procedures in Piper Service Bulletin No. 162 or FAA AD 58‑4‑3.

Owners/operators must arrange and pay for the part and labour; compliance is required forthwith. The instrument is brief and mandatory, and its wording (same part number cited) may create practical ambiguity requiring reference to the cited documents or issuer clarification.

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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 - 105 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY

SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

View image in the official source Piper PA-23 (Apache and Aztec) Series Aeroplanes

AD/PA-23/16 Rudder Trim Tab Adjustment Screw NK P/N 18453-00 - Replacement with P/N 18453-00

Applicability: Models PA-23 and PA-23-160 with S/Nos. 23-1 to 23-1253. Document: 1. Piper SB No. 162; or

FAA AD 58-4-3.

Compliance: Forthwith.

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