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AD/PA-34/33 - Window Curtain Rod Support Area - Inspection

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What this requires: This Airworthiness Directive (a mandatory safety order from the aviation regulator) requires owners of specific Piper PA-34-200T Seneca aircraft to inspect the window curtain rod support area for damage to the fuselage longerons (the structural beams running along the bottom of the aircraft body).

Who it affects: Aircraft operators who own or manage PA-34-200T model aeroplanes with serial numbers listed in Piper Service Bulletin No. 656.

Why it matters: During manufacturing, workers installing the window curtain rods may have accidentally damaged critical structural components (the longerons at the lower window line). This damage could weaken the aircraft's frame and create a safety risk if not detected and repaired.

What you must do: Complete the inspection within 100 hours of flight time after 30 November 1979, following the technical procedures outlined in Piper Service Bulletin No. 656.

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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-34/33 Window Curtain Rod Support Area - Inspection 10/79

Applicability: All model PA-34-200T with S/Nos. referenced in Piper SB No. 656. Document: Piper SB No. 656.

Compliance: Within 100 hours time in service after 30 November 1979.

Background: Damage to the fuselage longerons at the lower window line may have been caused when installing the window curtain rods at manufacture.

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