Piper PA-23 (Apache and Aztec) Series Ae
Piper PA-23 (Apache and Aztec) Series Aeroplanes
Piper PA-23 (Apache and Aztec) Series Aeroplanes
| AD/PA-23/31 Amdt 1 | Rudder Trim Tab Control Rod - Inspection | 7/2008 |
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| Applicability: | Models PA-23 and PA-23-160 with S/Nos. 23-1 to 23-2046. |
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| Requirement: | Inspect the rudder trim tab control rod in accordance with Piper SL No. 407.Note: FAA AD 63-24-03 also refers. |
| Compliance: | At intervals not exceeding 100 hours time in service. |
| This Amendment becomes effective on 3 July 2008. | |
| Background: | This Directive is issued to minimise the potential hazard of the rudder trim tab disconnecting from its control rod by ensuring periodic inspection of the control rod and its attachment to the trim tab.The original issue of this Directive became effective in 1963.Amendment 1 was raised to delete reference to the once-only requirement to install a roll pin in lieu of the cotter pin in the trim tab control rod, and to note the equivalent FAA AD. |
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David Villiers
Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority
7 May 2008