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AD 74-18-06 ACTIVE

Fuel Quantity Placards
Key Information
AD Number 74-18-06 Status Active
Effective Date August 28, 1974 Issue Date August 14, 1974
Docket Number Unknown Amendment 39-1932
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-28-235
Regulatory Text

74-18-06 PIPER: Amendment 39-1932. Applies to PA-28-235 airplanes Serial numbers 28-7310001 to 28-7310064 inclusive and 28-7410001 to 28-7410039 inclusive certificated in all categories.

Compliance required within the next 50 hours' time in service after the effective date of this AD, unless already accomplished.

To detect and replace erroneous fuel quantity placards, accomplish the following:

1. Inspect the fuel quantity placards located on both aircraft wing (inboard main) fuel tanks and replace each placard that does not state "Usable fuel capacity 24 gallons", with Placard Piper Part Number 69669-64V or an equivalent placard approved by the Chief, Engineering and Manufacturing Branch, Federal Aviation Administration, Southern Region.

2. Inspect the fuel selector placard (in the aircraft cabin) and replace the placard if it does not state "24 gallons" at both the left main and the right main positions with Placard Piper Part Number 69672-00V or an equivalent placard approved by the Chief, Engineering and Manufacturing Branch, Federal Aviation Administration, Southern Region.

Piper Service Letter No. 720 pertains to this same subject.

This amendment becomes effective August 28, 1974.

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