Piper PA-28-150 — Airworthiness Directives & records checklist

120 Piper PA-28-150s are on the U.S. registry. Here’s what a records review covers for one — the Airworthiness Directives that apply, the known trouble spots, and the checklist a buyer or owner should hold every logbook against.

Registered
120
Applicable ADs
7
Recurring
0
Serial-conditional
36

Airworthiness Directives that apply to the Piper PA-28-150

  • one-time
    AD 2013-02075 — Airworthiness Directives; Piper Aircraft, Inc. · 2013-02-04

    We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Piper Aircraft, Inc. (type certificate previously held by The New Piper Aircraft Inc.) PA-28, PA-32, PA-34, and PA-44 airplanes. This AD was prompted by reports of control cable assembly failures that may lead to fail…

  • one-time
    AD 86-17-01 — Airworthiness Directives; Piper Model PA-28-150/160, PA-28-180, PA-28-181, PA-28-235, PA-28-236, PA-28-201T, PA-28R-180, PA-28R-200, PA-28R-201, PA-28R-201T · 1986-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 77-01-01 — Airworthiness Directives; Piper Models PA-28-140, PA-28-150, PA-28-160, PA-28-180, PA-28-151, PA-28-181, PA-28-235, PA-28R-200, and PA-32-300 Airplanes · 1977-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 72-14-07 — Airworthiness Directives; Piper Models PA-28-140, PA-28-150, PA-28-160, PA-28-180, PA-28-235, PA-28R-180, PA-28R-200, PA-32-260, PA-32-300, and PA-34-200 · 1972-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 72-24-02 — Airworthiness Directives; Piper Model PA-28-140, PA-28-150, PA- 28-160, PA-28-S-160, PA-25 (150 HP) Airplanes · 1972-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 67-26-03 — Airworthiness Directives; Piper Model PA-28-140, PA-28-150, PA-28-160, PA-28S-160, PA-28-180, PA-28S-180, PA-28-235, PA-32-260, PA-32-300, and PA-32S-300 Ai · 1967-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 65-06-06 — Airworthiness Directives; Piper Model PA-28-140, PA-28-150, PA-28-160, PA-28-180, PA-28-235 Aircraft · 1965-01-01

This is the applicability list. Which of these are complied with, their computed next-due dates, and the 36 serial/mod-conditional ADs that actually apply to your aircraft come from its digitized logbooks — that’s the verified report.

Known trouble spots on the PA-28-150

Wing spar bolt-hole fatigue (AD 2020-26-16)high

After a PA-28 wing separated in flight, an AD requires calculating a factored service life and eddy-current inspecting the main wing spar bolt holes on high-time / high-cycle airframes (training fleet especially). Check for the spar factored-service-life calculation and any inspection.

Propeller blade / hub AD & overhaul currencymedium

Many Hartzell and McCauley constant-speed props carry blade-shank or hub ADs plus a calendar/hours overhaul interval; blade corrosion and hub grease leaks are common findings. Confirm the prop AD status and last overhaul against the interval.

The records checklist for a Piper PA-28-150

Airworthiness Directives
Every applicable AD matched to compliance evidence, with recurring next-due dates.
Annual / 100-hr inspections
A continuous, signed inspection history (14 CFR 91.409) with no gaps.
Service bulletins & letters
Mandatory and recommended SBs/SLs, complied or noted.
Life-limited parts
Airworthiness-limitations items tracked against their limits.
Form 337s / major alterations
Field approvals and STCs on file and reconciled.
Equipment inspections
ELT (91.207), transponder (91.413), altimeter/pitot-static (91.411).
Damage & accident history
NTSB and repair-major records for this exact tail.
Logbook continuity
Unbroken records — the gaps are where value and airworthiness hide.
Run a verified records report on your PA-28-150

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