# AD 80-12-03: Nose Landing Gear

- Type: Airworthiness directive
- Status: Current
- Products: Piper PA-44-180
- Effective: June 3, 1980
- Published: June 5, 1980
- Issued: May 20, 1980
- Superseded by: Nothing supersedes this AD
- Product type: Aircraft, Small airplane
- Amendment: 39-3783
- Registered aircraft: 562 may be affected, by airframe or engine model (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/D5E9E7855CCA1E51862569A6005CC9E7.0001
- DRS record last changed: November 21, 2025
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ad/80-12-03

## The airworthiness directive

80-12-03 PIPER AIRCRAFT CORPORATION: Amendment 39-3783. Applies to Model PA-44-180, Serial Numbers 44-7995001 through 44-8095020, airplanes certificated in all categories.

Compliance is required within the next 50 hours time in service after the effective date of this AD, unless already accomplished.

To prevent nose landing gear retraction during landing rollout or ground operations, accomplish the following:

a. Replace the nose landing gear downlock hook and bushing in accordance with Piper Aircraft Corporation Service Bulletin No. 678, dated March 24, 1980, and Piper Service Kit No. 764-010V, or in an equivalent manner approved by the Chief, Engineering and Manufacturing Branch, FAA, Southern Region.

b. Make appropriate maintenance record entry.

This amendment becomes effective June 3, 1980.

## Affected data sheets (1) (OpenAirDocs)

The type certificate data sheets whose models the AD names.

- [TCDS A19SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A19SO): Piper Aircraft Inc.; names 1 of 2 models: PA-44-180

## 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: 562 (562 by airframe model, 0 by engine model)
- Makers: Piper 558, New Piper 4

Models with the most aircraft:

- [Piper PA-44-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180): 558 aircraft (airframe model)
- [New Piper PA-44-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/new-piper-pa-44-180): 4 aircraft (airframe model)

All 3 models: https://openairdocs.org/ad/80-12-03/models.md
Every aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/ad/80-12-03/aircraft.md

Its text cites no advisory circulars or STCs.

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