Is AD 2012-17-06 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

Yes — AD 2012-17-06 requires a repetitive inspection every 500 hours. Next-due depends on the aircraft's time in service.

Which aircraft does AD 2012-17-06 apply to?

AD 2012-17-06 applies to Piper Aircraft, Inc. — models PA-24, PA-24-250, PA-24-260. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2012-17-06

recurring

Official AD 2012-17-06 · FR doc 2012-22529 · 2012-09-17 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Piper Aircraft, Inc. Airplanes

What this AD requires

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Piper Aircraft, Inc. Models PA-24, PA-24-250, and PA-24-260 airplanes. This AD was prompted by reports of cracks developing in the stabilator horn assembly. This AD requires replacement of the stabilator horn assembly and/or repetitive inspections of the stabilator horn assembly for corrosion or cracks, as applicable. Corrosion or cracks could lead to failure of the stabilator horn. Consequently, failure of the stabilator horn could lead to a loss of pitch control in flight. We are issuing this AD to correct the unsafe condition on these products.

Repetitive inspection. Re-inspect every 500 hours. The next-due date/hours depend on this aircraft’s time in service — a records report computes it from the logbooks.

Which aircraft AD 2012-17-06 applies to

MakesPiper Aircraft, Inc.

ModelsPA-24, PA-24-250, PA-24-260

Serial-conditional — narrows to serials 24-1–24-3687, 24-1–24-1, 24-103–24-3687, 24-3642–24-3642, 24-4000–24-5034.

Part-conditional — 20397-00, 20399.

Applies only to airplanes with control-wheel mounted horn P/N 20397-00 (assembly P/N 20399) installed. PA-24 S/N 24-1 through 24-3687; PA-24-250 S/N 24-1 and 24-103 through 24-3687; PA-24-260 S/N 24-3642 and 24-4000 through 24-5034.

Whether AD 2012-17-06 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 2012-17-06 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.