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Airworthiness Directive 2015-24-05

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Official AD 2015-24-05 · FR doc 2015-30633 · 2015-12-08 · 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-23-250, PA-24-250, PA-24-260, PA-24-400, PA-30, PA-31, PA-31-300, PA-31P, PA-39, and PA-E23-250 airplanes. This AD was prompted by an accident caused by fuel starvation where the shape of the wing fuel tanks and fuel below a certain level in that tank may have allowed the fuel to move away from the tank outlet during certain maneuvers. This AD requires installing a fuel system management placard on the airplane instrument panel and adding text to the Limitations Section of the pilot's operating handbook (POH)/airplane flight manual (AFM). We are issuing this AD to correct the unsafe condition on these products.

Which aircraft AD 2015-24-05 applies to

MakesPiper Aircraft, Inc.
ModelsPA-23-250, PA-E23-250, PA-24-250, PA-24-260, PA-24-400, PA-31-300, PA-23, PA-24, PA-30, PA-31, PA-31P, PA-39
Serial-conditional — narrows to serials 27-2322–27-2504, 27-2505–27-4866, 27-7304917–27-7405476, 24-2563–24-2563, 24-2844–24-3641, 24-3643–24-3687, 24-3642–24-3642, 24-4000–24-4299, 24-4300–24-4782, 24-4784–24-4803, 24-4783–24-4783, 24-4804–24-5047, 26-1–26-148, 30-1–30-2000, 31-2–31-861, 31-7300901–31-7300923, 31-7300925–31-7300925, 31-7300927–31-7300927, 31-7300929–31-7300929, 31-7300931–31-7300931, 31P-1–31P-80, 31P-7300110–31P-7300115, 39-1–39-155.

For PA-23-250 (Six Place) Aztec 'B' (S/N 27-2322 through 27-2504) and PA-24-250 Comanche (S/N 24-2563, 24-2844 through 24-3641, 24-3643 through 24-3687) and PA-24-260 Comanche (S/N 24-3642, 24-4000 through 24-4299, 24-4300 through 24-4803), applicability is limited to fuel-injected-only aircraft per the FAA table; see original AD table for exact per-model serial breakouts.

Whether AD 2015-24-05 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 2015-24-05 complied with on your aircraft?

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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.