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AD/PA-34/22 - Fuselage Structure Rivets - Inspection

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What this is: This is an Airworthiness Directive (a mandatory safety order) issued by Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority under the Civil Aviation Regulations. It is legally binding on aircraft owners and operators.

What it requires: Owners and operators of specific Piper PA-34 Seneca aircraft must inspect the rivets in the fuselage (the main body of the plane). This applies only to:

PA-34-200 models with serial numbers between 34-7250001 and 34-7450220
PA-34-200T models with serial numbers between 34-7570001 and 34-7670292

How to comply: Follow the inspection procedures detailed in Piper Service Bulletin No. 545. The work must be done within 100 hours of flight time after 31 May 1977.

Why it matters: This ensures the structural integrity of the aircraft. Rivets are critical fasteners holding the fuselage together; faulty rivets could lead to structural failure in flight.

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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 model PA-34-200 with S/Nos. 34-7250001 to 34-7450220. All model PA-34-200T with S/Nos. 34-7570001 to 34-7670292.

Document: Piper SB No. 545.

Compliance: Within 100 hours time in service after 31 May 1977.

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