COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 - 105 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY
SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES
Piper PA-32 (Cherokee Six) Series Aeroplanes
AD/PA-32/9
Amdt 1
Aileron Spar 4/86
Applicability: All model PA-32-260, PA-32-300, PA-32R-300, PA-32RT-300 and PA-32RT-300T
aircraft which have exceeded 500 hours time in service.
Requirement: Inspect the aileron spar and doubler for cracking in the radii in the vicinity of the hinges.
Compliance: Within 100 hours time in service after 28 December 1967 and there- after at intervals not exceeding 100 hours time in service.
Background: Later models such as PA-32-301, PA-32-301T, PA-32R-301 and PA-32R-301T, have a tapered wing with a revised aileron hinge structure so the requirement for inspection is applicable to the earlier models only.