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AD/PA-46/13 - Flap Actuator Tube - 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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.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 Airworthiness Directive (AD) removes an old safety requirement for owners of Piper PA-46 Malibu aircraft.

What it does:

Cancels a previous safety directive (also numbered AD/PA-46/13) that mandated inspection and potential replacement of the flap actuator tube
The original rule required aircraft owners to follow Piper Service Bulletin No. 862 within 100 flight hours or at the next scheduled maintenance check after July 1987

Who is affected:

Owners and operators of Piper PA-46 (Malibu) series aeroplanes
Licensed aircraft maintenance engineers and organisations servicing these aircraft

Why it matters:

Removes a mandatory maintenance obligation that is no longer necessary for safe operation
Aircraft owners and maintenance providers no longer need to track or comply with this specific 1987-era requirement
Demonstrates the aviation regulator's practice of removing obsolete rules when safety data shows they are no longer needed

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Current sections

Direct links to the current provisions in AD/PA-46/13 - Flap Actuator Tube - CANCELLED.

Piper PA-46 (Malibu) Series Aeroplanes

AD/PA-46/13	Flap Actuator Tube	4/2009

Requirement:	CANCELLED.
	This AD is cancelled on 9 April 2009.
Background:	This unique Australian AD specified action on the flap actuator tube in accordance with Piper SB No. 862 within 100 hours time in service after July 1987 or the next scheduled maintenance release inspection after July 1987, whichever occurred later. The AD is no longer required.

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David Punshon
Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority

3 February 2009

AD/PA-46/13

Flap Actuator Tube

4/2009

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Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.

Piper PA-46 (Malibu) Series Aeroplanes Piper PA-46 (Malibu) Series Aeroplanes

Piper PA-46 (Malibu) Series Aeroplanes

AD/PA-46/13	Flap Actuator Tube	4/2009

Requirement:	CANCELLED.
	This AD is cancelled on 9 April 2009.
Background:	This unique Australian AD specified action on the flap actuator tube in accordance with Piper SB No. 862 within 100 hours time in service after July 1987 or the next scheduled maintenance release inspection after July 1987, whichever occurred later. The AD is no longer required.

AD/PA-46/13 - Flap Actuator Tube - CANCELLED

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Current sections

Piper PA-46 (Malibu) Series Aeroplanes

Piper PA-46 (Malibu) Series Aeroplanes

AD/PA-46/13

AD/PA-46/13

Flap Actuator Tube

Flap Actuator Tube

4/2009

4/2009

Source text

Piper PA-46 (Malibu) Series Aeroplanes Piper PA-46 (Malibu) Series Aeroplanes

Piper PA-46 (Malibu) Series Aeroplanes

AD/PA-46/13 AD/PA-46/13

AD/PA-46/13

Flap Actuator Tube Flap Actuator Tube

Flap Actuator Tube

4/2009 4/2009

4/2009