AD 63-15-06

Airworthiness directive · Elevator Trim Tab Levers · Industrie Aeronautiche e Meccaniche P.166

Effective
August 23, 1963
Model
P.166
Data sheet
TCDS7A4
Product
Aircraft · Small airplane

Unofficial copy of the text in the FAA’s Dynamic Regulatory System. The FAA’s own copy is the authoritative one. DRS record last changed May 30, 2024.

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The airworthiness directive

63-15-06 PIAGGIO: Amdt. 591 Part 507 Federal Register July 24, 1963. Applies to Model P.166 Aircraft, Serial Numbers 1, through 403.

Compliance required within 25 hours' time in service after the effective date of this AD.

To preclude failure of the elevator trim tab control system and lever, P/N 5069, because of unsound welding seams, accomplish the following:

(a) Inspect right and left levers, P/N's 5069.03 and 5069.02, respectively, for cracks or unsatisfactory machining in accordance with Piaggio Service Bulletin No. 166-30 dated February 1, 1963.

(b) If any defects specified in the service bulletin are found, before further flight replace the lever with a lever inspected and found to have no defects.

This directive effective August 23, 1963.

Affected TCDS · 1

The type certificate data sheets for the models this AD names, matched by model and maker.

Registered aircraft

No registered aircraft matched this AD’s modelsForeign aircraft aren’t included, and ADs on propellers and appliances aren’t matched by model.