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Airworthiness Directive 2016-08-18

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Official AD 2016-08-18 · FR doc 2016-13226 · 2016-06-06 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Piper Aircraft, Inc. Airplanes

What this AD requires

The FAA is correcting an airworthiness directive (AD) that published in the Federal Register. That AD applies to certain Piper Aircraft, Inc. Model PA-31-350 airplanes. The wing locations of engine TIO-540-J2B and LTIO-540-J2B in table 1 of the Applicability, paragraph (c), section are incorrect. This document corrects that error. In all other respects, the original document remains the same; however we are publishing the entire rule in the Federal Register.

Which aircraft AD 2016-08-18 applies to

MakesPiper Aircraft, Inc.
ModelsPA-31-350, PA-31
Serial-conditional — narrows to serials 31-5001–31-5004, 31-7305005–31-8452024, 31-8253001–31-8553002.
Part-conditional — Piper 39995-034, Lycoming LW-12877-6S142.

Applies only to PA-31-350 airplanes equipped with LTIO-540-J2B, TIO-540-J2B, LTIO-540-J2BD, or TIO-540-J2BD engines and the listed fuel pump hose assemblies (Piper 39995-034 inlet fuel hose or Lycoming LW-12877-6S142 exit fuel hose).

Whether AD 2016-08-18 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 2016-08-18 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.