Airworthiness Directives; The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. PA24, PA28R, PA30, PA32R, PA34, and PA39 Series Airplanes

Samenvatting

This document proposes to supersede AD 95-20-07, which currently requires repetitively inspecting the main gear side brace studs for cracks on certain The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. (Piper) PA24, PA28R, PA30, PA32R, PA34, and PA39 series airplanes, and replacing any cracked main gear side brace stud. The proposed action would retain the repetitive inspection and possible replacement requirements of AD 95- 20-07, would remove airplanes with a certain main gear side brace assembly configuration from the ``Applicability'' section of the current AD, and would incorporate additional modification and replacement options. Additional information on the design and service history of the affected airplanes concerning this subject received by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) after issuance of AD 95-20-07 prompted the proposed action. The actions specified by the proposed AD are intended to prevent a main landing gear collapse caused by main gear side brace stud cracks, which, if not detected and corrected, could result in loss of control of the airplane during landing operations.