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AD/PA-31/95 - Elevator Bellcrank Assembly

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Owners of certain Piper Navajo PA‑31, PA‑31‑325, and PA‑31‑50 aircraft within specified serial ranges must inspect and repair the elevator bellcrank assembly per Piper Service Bulletin No. 685. A missing or incorrect cotter (split) pin can allow the bolt to back out, risking loss of pitch control. Compliance is required within 100 flight hours after 31 December 1980.

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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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AD/PA-31/95 Elevator Bellcrank Assembly 12/80

Applicability: All models PA-31 and PA-31-325 with S/Nos. 31-7912101 to 31-8012009. All models PA-31-50 with S/Nos. 31-7952193 to 31-8052012.

Requirement: Action in accordance with Piper SB No. 685. Compliance: Within 100 hours time in service after 31 December 1980.

Background: The manufacturer has received a report that one of the bolts attaching the elevator control cables to the bellcrank assembly had partially backed out of the nut due to the omission of a split pin.

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