COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 - 105 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY
SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES
Aerostar (Piper/Ted Smith) 600 and 700 Series Aeroplanes
AD/TSA-600/24 Nose Landing Gear Support Structure - Inspection and Modification
2/80
Applicability: All models 600A, 601B and 601P with airframe sequence numbers 0611 to 0714. Document: Piper SB No. SB600-82, Rev. A.
Compliance: Initially inspect within 10 hours time in service after 17 January 1980 and thereafter as per Requirement Document until modified.
Background: The manufacturer has received reports of cracking in the N.L.G. drag brace support structure of those Aerostars equipped with “Wiebel” N.L.G.