# Proposed AD 93-CE-61-AD: Piper Aircraft Corporation PA24, PA28R, PA30, PA32R, PA32RT, PA34-200, PA34-200T, PA39, and PA44 Series Airplanes

- Type: Proposed airworthiness directive (not in force)
- Status: Became AD 95-20-07
- Action: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
- Published: February 22, 1995, 60 FR 9799
- Comments due: May 5, 1995
- Became: [AD 95-20-07](https://openairdocs.org/ad/95-20-07)
- Docket: 93-CE-61-AD
- FR document: 95-4251
- Official PDF: https://openairdocs.org/files/sha256/a4/b1/a4b1fcbc988b06919cc6c28515ebc52b9b904e245c8251deaec206ecedcfbb7e (from https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1995-02-22/pdf/95-4251.pdf)
- Federal Register: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/02/22/95-4251/airworthiness-directives-piper-aircraft-corporation-pa24-pa28r-pa30-pa32r-pa32rt-pa34-200-pa34-200t
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/proposed/93-CE-61-AD

## Summary

This document proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) that would apply to certain Piper Aircraft Corporation (Piper) PA24, PA28R, PA30, PA32R, PA32RT, PA34-200, PA34-200T, PA39, and PA44 series airplanes. The proposed action would require repetitively inspecting the main gear side brace studs for cracks and replacing any cracked main gear side brace stud. Several reports of main gear side brace stud cracks on the affected airplanes, including seven incidents where the main landing gear (MLG) collapsed, prompted the proposed AD. The actions specified by the proposed AD are intended to prevent a MLG collapse caused by main gear side brace stud cracks, which, if not detected and corrected, could result in loss of control of the airplane during landing operations.

## Notices in this docket

- Feb 22, 1995: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). (first notice), FR document 95-4251, comments due May 5, 1995 (https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/02/22/95-4251/airworthiness-directives-piper-aircraft-corporation-pa24-pa28r-pa30-pa32r-pa32rt-pa34-200-pa34-200t)

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