# AD 60-24-03: Fuel Vent Tubes

- Type: Airworthiness directive
- Status: Current
- Products: Piper PA-24 and PA-24-250
- Effective: December 19, 1960
- Published: November 17, 1960
- Issued: November 10, 1960
- Superseded by: Nothing supersedes this AD
- Product type: Aircraft, Small airplane
- Registered aircraft: 1,567 may be affected, by airframe or engine model (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/5AE0936C1EAD8FCB8625699900507BB4.0001
- DRS record last changed: November 21, 2025
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ad/60-24-03

## The airworthiness directive

60-24-03 PIPER: Amdt. 225 Part 507 Federal Register November 17, 1960. Applies to PA-24 and PA-24 "250" Aircraft Serial Numbers 24-1 to 24-2161 Inclusive.

Compliance required within the next 10 hours of operation or at the next periodic inspection, whichever occurs first, after the effective date of this directive.

To prevent any interruption in fuel flow should the vent tubes become obstructed, the two fuel cell vent tubes which are located under the wings shall be modified in the following manner:

Drill an 0.098-inch diameter hole (#40 drill) in the aft side of each tube three-fourths of an inch from the end.

(Piper Service Bulletin No. 193 covers this subject.)

This directive effective December 19, 1960.

## Affected data sheets (1) (OpenAirDocs)

The type certificate data sheets whose models the AD names.

- [TCDS 1A15](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A15): Piper Aircraft Inc.; names 2 of 4 models: PA-24, PA-24-250

## Registered aircraft it may apply to (OpenAirDocs)

Matched by airframe and engine model; the AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

- Aircraft: 1,567 (1,567 by airframe model, 0 by engine model)
- Makers: Piper 1,567

Models with the most aircraft:

- [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250): 1,222 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Piper PA-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24): 345 aircraft (airframe model)

All 2 models: https://openairdocs.org/ad/60-24-03/models.md
Every aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/ad/60-24-03/aircraft.md

Its text cites no advisory circulars or STCs.

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