- Effective
- August 28, 1974
- Published
- August 23, 1974
- Issued
- August 14, 1974
- Model
- PA-28-235
- Data sheet
- TCDS2A13
- Registered aircraft
- 860 matched by model
- Product
- Aircraft · Small airplane
- Amendment
- 39-1932
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The airworthiness directive
74-18-06 PIPER: Amendment 39-1932. Applies to PA-28-235 airplanes Serial numbers 28-7310001 to 28-7310064 inclusive and 28-7410001 to 28-7410039 inclusive certificated in all categories.
Compliance required within the next 50 hours' time in service after the effective date of this AD, unless already accomplished.
To detect and replace erroneous fuel quantity placards, accomplish the following:
1. Inspect the fuel quantity placards located on both aircraft wing (inboard main) fuel tanks and replace each placard that does not state "Usable fuel capacity 24 gallons", with Placard Piper Part Number 69669-64V or an equivalent placard approved by the Chief, Engineering and Manufacturing Branch, Federal Aviation Administration, Southern Region.
2. Inspect the fuel selector placard (in the aircraft cabin) and replace the placard if it does not state "24 gallons" at both the left main and the right main positions with Placard Piper Part Number 69672-00V or an equivalent placard approved by the Chief, Engineering and Manufacturing Branch, Federal Aviation Administration, Southern Region.
Piper Service Letter No. 720 pertains to this same subject.
This amendment becomes effective August 28, 1974.
Affected TCDS · 1
The type certificate data sheets for the models this AD names, matched by model and maker.
Registered aircraft · 860
Registered aircraft whose airframe or engine model this AD names. Matched by model only, so check each against the AD’s applicability.
| 1963 | 87 |
|---|---|
| 1964 | 135 |
| 1965 | 44 |
| 1966 | 61 |
| 1967 | 85 |
| 1968 | 81 |
| 1969 | 47 |
| 1970 | 8 |
| 1971 | 15 |
| 1972 | 48 |
| 1973 | 64 |
| 1974 | 24 |
| 1975 | 24 |
| 1976 | 21 |
| 1977 | 9 |
107 with no year recorded