# AD 78-22-07: Control Column Travel

- Type: Airworthiness directive
- Status: Current
- Products: Piper PA-32RT-300 and PA-32RT-300T
- Effective: November 15, 1978
- Published: November 2, 1978
- Issued: October 23, 1978
- Superseded by: Nothing supersedes this AD
- Product type: Aircraft, Small airplane
- Amendment: 39-3332
- Registered aircraft: 404 may be affected, by airframe or engine model (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/24EE7E747314391E8625699E004AE149.0001
- DRS record last changed: November 21, 2025
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ad/78-22-07

## The airworthiness directive

78-22-07 PIPER AIRCRAFT CORPORATION: Amendment 39-3332. Applies to the following model PA-32RT-300 and PA-32RT-300T aircraft, certificated in all categories:

PA-32RT-300 Lance II 32R-7885001 to 32R-7885216 Inclusive 32R-7885218 to 32R-7885253 Inclusive 32R-7885255, 32R-7885257 to 32R-7885260 Inclusive PA-32RT-300T Turbo Lance II 32R-7887001 to 32R-7887110 Inclusive 32R-7887112 to 32R-7887173 Inclusive 32R-7887175 to 32R-7887182 Inclusive 32R-7887184 to 32R-7887196 Inclusive 32R-7887198 to 32R-7887201 Inclusive 32R-7887203 to 32R-7887205 Inclusive 32R-7887207, 32R-7887208, 32R-7887210, 32R-7887212 to 32R-7887215 Inclusive 32R-7887217, 32R-7887218, 32R-7887220, 32R-7887222, 32R-7887224 and 32R-7887226.

Compliance required within the next 10 hours of operation, or at the next regularly scheduled or annual inspection, whichever occurs first.

To insure full travel of the control column, replace the control column stop sleeve and checkcontrol column travel and stabilator travel in accordance with the instructions contained in Piper Service Bulletin 619 (and Control Column Stop Modification Kit Number 763 895V) or later revision approved by the Chief, Engineering and Manufacturing Branch, Federal Aviation Administration, Southern Region, or in an equivalent manner approved by the Chief, Engineering and Manufacturing Branch, Federal Aviation Administration, Southern Region.

This amendment becomes effective November 15, 1978.

## Affected data sheets (1) (OpenAirDocs)

The type certificate data sheets whose models the AD names.

- [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO): Piper Aircraft Inc.; names 2 of 13 models: PA-32RT-300, PA-32RT-300T

## 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: 404 (404 by airframe model, 0 by engine model)
- Makers: Piper 404

Models with the most aircraft:

- [Piper PA-32RT-300T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t): 204 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Piper PA-32RT-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300): 200 aircraft (airframe model)

All 2 models: https://openairdocs.org/ad/78-22-07/models.md
Every aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/ad/78-22-07/aircraft.md

Its text cites no advisory circulars or STCs.

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