Is AD 2001-12-01 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2001-12-01 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 2001-12-01 apply to?

AD 2001-12-01 applies to Piper — models PA-46-310P, PA-46-350P, PA-46-500TP, PA-46. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2001-12-01

one-time

Official AD 2001-12-01 · FR doc 01-14450 · 2001-06-12 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. Models PA-46-310P, PA-46-350P, and PA-46-500TP Airplanes

What this AD requires

This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to certain The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. (Piper) Models PA-46- 310P, PA-46-350P, and PA-46-500TP airplanes. This AD requires you to inspect the left and right inboard flap drive bellcrank assemblies to ensure that the welding is complete and adequate and replace any assembly that has incomplete or inadequate welding. This AD is the result of reports of several instances where the bellcrank in the flap control system failed. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent failure of the flap drive bellcrank assemblies caused by incorrect or inadequate welding. Such failure could cause the inability to control the flaps and lead to reduced or loss of control of the airplane.

Which aircraft AD 2001-12-01 applies to

MakesPiper

ModelsPA-46-310P, PA-46-350P, PA-46-500TP, PA-46

Serial-conditional — narrows to serials 46-8408001–46-8408087, 46-8508001–46-8508109, 46-8608001–46-8608067, 4608001–4608140, 4622001–4622200, 4636001–4636313, 4697001–4697020, 4697023–4697023, 4697024–4697024, 4697025–4697025, 4697027–4697037, 4697040–4697052, 4697054–4697054, 4697055–4697055, 4697058–4697058, 4697059–4697059.

Part-conditional — 82905-2, 82905-3.

Inspect left and right inboard flap drive bellcrank assemblies, P/N 82905-2 and P/N 82905-3, to ensure welding is complete and adequate, replacing any assembly with incomplete/inadequate welding, per Piper Service Bulletin No. 1062, dated May 11, 2001.

Whether AD 2001-12-01 actually applies to your aircraft (by serial and installed parts) and whether it’s already complied with comes from that aircraft’s records.

How AD compliance is recorded

A valid compliance record (14 CFR 43.9) states:

Method of compliance — The specific action taken (inspected, replaced, modified) and to what revision.

Date — When the work was done.

Aircraft time — Total time in service / tach at compliance — how recurring next-due is computed.

Signature & certificate — The A&P/IA who returned it to service, with certificate number.

Is AD 2001-12-01 complied with on your aircraft?

Tailplate reads a tail number’s logbooks and matches every applicable AD — including this one — to its compliance evidence, with recurring next-due dates computed.

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Applicability is derived from the FAA directive corpus and is advisory, not a legal airworthiness determination. Compliance is established only from an aircraft’s actual records.