Piper PA-28RT-201 — Airworthiness Directives & records checklist
178 Piper PA-28RT-201s 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.
Airworthiness Directives that apply to the Piper PA-28RT-201
- one-timeAD 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…
- recurringAD 97-8250 — Airworthiness Directives; The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. PA24, PA28R, PA30, PA32R, PA34, and PA39 Series Airplanes; Correction · 1997-04-01
This document makes a correction to Airworthiness Directive (AD) 97-01-01, which was published in the Federal Register on January 2, 1997 (62 FR 10), and concerns The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. (Piper) PA24, PA28R, PA30, PA32R, PA34, and PA39 series airplanes. The amendment number …
- one-timeAD 95-28146 — Airworthiness Directives; The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. (Formerly Piper Aircraft Corporation) PA24, PA28R, PA30, PA32R, PA34, and PA39 Series Airplanes; Correction · 1995-11-15
This action makes a correction to Airworthiness Directive (AD) 95-20-07 concerning The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. (Piper) PA24, PA28R, PA30, PA32R, PA34, and PA39 airplanes, which was published in the Federal Register on October 5, 1995 (60 FR 52073). That publication incorrectly r…
- one-timeAD 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-timeAD 80-14-03 — Airworthiness Directives; Piper Model PA-28-161, PA-28-181, PA-28-201T, PA-28-236, PA-28R-201, PA-28RT-201, PA-28R-201T, PA-28RT-201T, PA-32-260, PA-32-300, · 1980-01-01
- one-timeAD 79-22-02 — Airworthiness Directives; Piper Models PA-28-161, PA-28-181, PA-28-201T, PA-28R-201, PA-28RT-201, PA-28R-201T, PA-28RT-201T, PA-28-235, and PA-28-236, Airpl · 1979-01-01
This is the applicability list. Which of these are complied with, their computed next-due dates, and the 21 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-28RT-201
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.
The Piper automatic (backup) gear-extension system and its override can malfunction, and the retractable-gear transmission wears. Look for gear-system function checks, emergency-extension tests, and any auto-extend service or deactivation STC.
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-28RT-201
Enter a tail number and Tailplate reads its logbooks against this list — every AD matched to compliance evidence, next-due dates computed, damage history pulled, and a records-adjusted value.
Look up a tail number →or see the free AD listApplicability 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.