93-24-14 PIPER AIRCRAFT CORPORATION: Amendment 39-8762; Docket No. 93-CE- 17-AD. \nApplicability: PA34 Series airplanes (all models and serial numbers), certificated in any category. \n\n\tCompliance: Required within the next 100 hours time-in-service (TIS) after the effective date of this AD, unless already accomplished within the last 400 hours TIS prior to the effective date of this AD, and thereafter at intervals not to exceed 500 hours TIS. \n\n\tTo prevent the nose landing gear from collapsing because of failure of the bolt that connects the upper drag link to the nose gear trunnion, which could lead to airplane damage, accomplish the following: \n\n\t(a)\tReplace the bolt and stack up that connects the upper drag link to the nose gear trunnion with new parts of the following in accordance with Figure 1 of this AD: \n\n\t\t(1)\tPiper part number (P/N) 400 274 (AN7-35) bolt. \n\n\t\t(2)\tPiper P/N 407 591 (AN960-716L) washer, as applicable. \n\n\t\t(3)\tPiper P/N 407 568 (AN960-716) washer, as applicable. \n\n\t\t(4)\tPiper P/N 404 396 (AN320-7) nut; and \n\n\t\t(5)\tPiper P/N 424 085 cotter pin. \n\n\t(b)\tSpecial flight permits may be issued in accordance with FAR 21.197 and 21.199 to operate the airplane to a location where the requirements of this AD can be accomplished. \n\n\t(c)\tAn alternative method of compliance or adjustment of the compliance time that provides an equivalent level of safety may be approved by the Manager, Atlanta Aircraft Certification Office, 1669 Phoenix Parkway, Suite 210C, Atlanta, Georgia 30349. The request shall be forwarded through an appropriate FAA Maintenance Inspector, who may add comments and then send it to the Manager, Atlanta Aircraft Certification Office. \n\n\tNOTE: Information concerning the existence of approved alternative methods of compliance with this AD, if any, may be obtained from the Atlanta Aircraft Certification Office. \n\n\t(d)\tAll persons affected by this directive may obtain copies of the document referred to herein upon request to the Piper Aircraft Corporation, 2926 Piper Drive, Vero Beach, Florida 32960; or may examine this document at the FAA, Central Region, Office of the Assistant Chief Counsel, Room 1558, 601 E. 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. \n\n\t(e)\tThis amendment (39-8762) becomes effective on January 28, 1994. \n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t FIGURE 1\n\t\t\t\t \t AD 93-24-14