Is AD 2001-06-01 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

Yes — AD 2001-06-01 requires a repetitive inspection. Next-due depends on the aircraft's time in service.

Which aircraft does AD 2001-06-01 apply to?

AD 2001-06-01 applies to Piper. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2001-06-01

recurring

Official AD 2001-06-01 · FR doc 01-6517 · 2001-03-30 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. Models PA-31, PA-31-300, PA-31-325, PA-31-350, PA-31P, PA-31T, PA-31T1, PA-31T2, PA-31T3, and PA-31P-350 Airplanes

What this AD requires

This amendment supersedes three existing airworthiness directives (AD's) that apply to certain The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. (Piper) Models PA-31, PA-31-300, PA-31P, PA-31T, and PA-31T1 airplanes. These AD's currently require you to repetitively inspect and/or modify the elevator structure. This AD initially retains the inspection and modification requirements that are currently required; adds certain other airplane models to the AD applicability; and requires a modification at a certain time period, as terminating action for the currently required repetitive inspections. This action coincides with the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) policy of incorporating modifications, when available, that will terminate the need for repetitive inspections. The actions specified by this AD are intended to continue to detect and correct damage to the elevator structure. A damaged elevator structure could lead to reduced or loss of control of the airplane.

Repetitive inspection. Re-inspect. The next-due date/hours depend on this aircraft’s time in service — a records report computes it from the logbooks.

Which aircraft AD 2001-06-01 applies to

MakesPiper

Part-conditional — 760 465, 760 989, 766-219, 766-642.

Applies to each airplane identified in the preceding applicability provision (specific affected models not included in this excerpt); compliance per Piper Service Bulletin No. 323 (elevator and rudder hinge replacement Kit No. 760 465), Elevator Trim Tab System Modification Kit No. 760 989 (per SB 477A), Elevator Butt Rib Refinement Kit P/N 766-219 (per SB 897B), and Elevator Butt Rib Reinforcement Kit P/N 766-642 (per SB 1008). Supersedes AD 70-26-06, AD 76-03-01, and AD 80-02-15.

Whether AD 2001-06-01 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 2001-06-01 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.

Look up a tail number →Read the full directive (Federal Register)

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.