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AD/PA-28/83 - Battery Protection and Rear Seat Installation - Inspection

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This AD mandates inspections and any corrective action specified in Piper Service Bulletin No. 631B for certain PA-28-151 and PA-28-161 aeroplanes identified by serial number, with Part I due before next flight after 25 Nov 1981 and Part II within 50 hours TIS.

It responds to reports of seat-base springs chafing the battery box and contacting terminals; compliance (and costs) fall to the registered owner/operator, typically implemented by maintenance organisations.

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

SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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Applicability: All models PA-28-151 & PA-28-161 with S/Nos. referenced in Piper SB No. 631B or with S/Nos. referenced in subsequent issues or revisions of that SB.

Document: Piper SB No. 631B. (FAA AD 81-23-05 Refers).

Compliance: 1. Part I: Before further flight after 25 November 1981, unless already

accomplished.

Part II: Within 50 hours time in service after 25 November 1981, unless already accomplished.

Background: The manufacturer has received reports of the seat base springs chafing the battery box cover and the springs subsequently contacting the battery terminals.

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