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AD/PA-31/117 - Elevator Spar, False Spar and Butt Rib - CANCELLED

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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

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This cancels a longstanding Airworthiness Directive requiring 500‑hour elevator inspections on certain Piper PA‑31 aircraft, effective 31 July 2008. The original 1990 AD mandated inspections of the elevator spar, false spar, and butt rib until a permanent modification was installed.

It affects owners/operators of PA‑31 series planes and mainly removes an obsolete regulatory burden—authorities expect most affected aircraft were already modified, so the cancellation tidies the rulebook.

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Piper PA-31 Series Aeroplanes

AD/PA-31/117	Elevator Spar, False Spar and Butt Rib	8/2008

Requirement:	CANCELLED.
	This AD is cancelled on 31 July 2008.
Background:	This unique Australian AD required inspection of the elevator at intervals of 500 hours TIS in accordance with Part I of Piper SB No. 897A until compliance with Part II was achieved. This AD was published in 1990, so all affected aircraft would have been modified long ago.

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David Villiers
Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority

17 June 2008

AD/PA-31/117

Elevator Spar, False Spar and Butt Rib

8/2008

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Piper PA-31 Series Aeroplanes Piper PA-31 Series Aeroplanes

Piper PA-31 Series Aeroplanes

AD/PA-31/117	Elevator Spar, False Spar and Butt Rib	8/2008

Requirement:	CANCELLED.
	This AD is cancelled on 31 July 2008.
Background:	This unique Australian AD required inspection of the elevator at intervals of 500 hours TIS in accordance with Part I of Piper SB No. 897A until compliance with Part II was achieved. This AD was published in 1990, so all affected aircraft would have been modified long ago.

AD/PA-31/117 - Elevator Spar, False Spar and Butt Rib - CANCELLED

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Piper PA-31 Series Aeroplanes

Piper PA-31 Series Aeroplanes

AD/PA-31/117

AD/PA-31/117

Elevator Spar, False Spar and Butt Rib

Elevator Spar, False Spar and Butt Rib

8/2008

8/2008

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Piper PA-31 Series Aeroplanes Piper PA-31 Series Aeroplanes

Piper PA-31 Series Aeroplanes

AD/PA-31/117 AD/PA-31/117

AD/PA-31/117

Elevator Spar, False Spar and Butt Rib Elevator Spar, False Spar and Butt Rib

Elevator Spar, False Spar and Butt Rib

8/2008 8/2008

8/2008