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AD 77-12-02 ACTIVE

Elevator Balance Weights
Key Information
AD Number 77-12-02 Status Active
Effective Date June 10, 1977 Issue Date May 27, 1977
Docket Number Unknown Amendment 39-3161
Product Type ["Aircraft"] Product Subtype ["Small Airplane"]
CFR Part --- - Part 39 CFR Section --- - _EMPTY_
Citation This information is not available.
Applicability
Manufacturer(s) Piper Aircraft Inc.
Model(s) PA-31 PA-31-300
Regulatory Text

77-12-02 PIPER: Amendment 39-2915 as amended by Amendment 39-3161. Applies to Piper Models PA-31 and PA-31-300 airplanes which have wing luggage lockers installed per STC SA986SW certificated in all categories.

Compliance required as indicated.

Within the next 25 hours in service or at the next annual inspection, whichever occurs first, after the effective date unless already accomplished, inspect the elevator balance weights for security of attachment ("rivnut pullup") or remove these weights and check elevator unbalance (108 in-lbs. tail heavy maximum) and repair or rebalance elevator, as necessary, in accordance with Nayak Service Bulletin No. 1, dated May 16, 1977, or later approved revisions or in accordance with an equivalent method approved by the Chief, Engineering and Manufacturing Branch, Flight Standards Division, Southwest Region, Federal Aviation Administration, Fort Worth, Texas.

Amendment 39-2915 became effective June 17, 1977.

This amendment 39-3161 becomes effective April 10, 1978.

Office of Primary Responsibility
["AIR-720: Operational Safety Branch"]