Piper PA-46-500TP — Airworthiness Directives & records checklist

35 Piper PA-46-500TPs 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
35
Applicable ADs
4
Recurring
0
Serial-conditional
14

Airworthiness Directives that apply to the Piper PA-46-500TP

  • one-time
    AD 2010-18023 — Airworthiness Directives; Piper Aircraft, Inc. Models PA-32R-301T and PA-46-350P Airplanes · 2010-07-26

    This document makes a correction to AD 2010-13-07, which was published in the Federal Register on June 23, 2010 (75 FR 35619), and applies to certain Piper Aircraft, Inc. Models PA-32R-301T and PA-46- 350P airplanes. AD 2010-13-07 requires you to replace V-band exhaust couplings,…

  • one-time
    AD 04-17218 — Airworthiness Directives; The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. Model PA-46-500TP Airplanes · 2004-07-30

    The FAA adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain the New Piper Aircraft, Inc. (Piper) Model PA-46-500TP airplanes. This AD requires you to inspect (one-time) for the existence of any protective cover over the percussion caps or silicon tube installed over the end of …

  • one-time
    AD 04-15507 — Airworthiness Directives; The New Piper Aircraft, Inc., Models PA-28-161, PA-28-181, PA-28R-201, PA-32R-301 (HP), PA-32R-301T, PA-32-301FT, PA-32-301XTC, PA-34-220T, PA-44-180, PA-46-350P, and PA-46-500TP Airplanes · 2004-07-09

    The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. (Piper), Models PA-28-161, PA-28- 181, PA-28R-201, PA-32R-301 (HP), PA-32R-301T, PA-32-301FT, PA-32- 301XTC, PA-34-220T, PA-44-180, PA-46-350P, and PA-46-500TP airplanes. This AD requi…

  • one-time
    AD 04-3050 — Airworthiness Directives; The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. Model PA-46-500TP Airplanes · 2004-02-18

    The FAA adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. (Piper) Model PA-46-500TP airplanes. This AD requires you to replace all electronic control modules in the airplane electrical system with newly designed modules. This AD is the result of s…

This is the applicability list. Which of these are complied with, their computed next-due dates, and the 14 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-46-500TP

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.

PA-46 Malibu/Mirage gear, wing & electricalmedium

The PA-46 has a history of landing-gear side-brace/rigging issues, recurring wing-spar and fuel-bay inspections, and electrical-bus faults on the complex Malibu/Mirage. Confirm gear rigging and emergency-extension checks, spar/AD status, and any electrical-bus service.

The records checklist for a Piper PA-46-500TP

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-46-500TP

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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.