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AD/PA-38/12 - Additional Flow Strip Installation

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Requires owners/operators of Piper PA‑38‑112 aircraft (S/N 38‑78A0001–38‑79A0582) to install additional flow strips and to modify or replace the airspeed indicator in accordance with Piper Service Letter No. 876, and to introduce an approved amendment to the aircraft flight manual before further flight to record higher stall, take‑off and landing speeds and distances. Compliance must occur within 100 hours time in service after 30 September 1979. The stated aim is to improve stall handling.

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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-38/12 Additional Flow Strip Installation 8/79

Applicability: Model PA-38-112 aircraft with S/Nos. 38-78A0001 through 38-79A0582.

Requirement: 1. Install additional flow strips and modify or replace the airspeed indicator in accordance with Piper SL No. 876.

An approved amendment must be introduced to the aircraft flight manual before further flight following incorporation of SL No. 876, to reflect the increased stall speeds, take-off and landing safety speeds and distances which result from the modification.

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

Background: The flow strip installation is to improve the handling character- istics of the aircraft during stall manoeuvres.

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