# SAIB ACE-95-04: 

- Type: Special airworthiness information bulletin (advisory, not mandatory)
- Status: Current
- Revision: 0
- Issued: November 7, 1995
- Products: Piaggio P-180
- Product type: Aircraft, Small Airplane
- PDF: https://openairdocs.org/files/sha256/53/d0/53d0cfc9ef0749cbaef82c6bce01fef95a1846b6662966de4745be19f46e1835
- FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/824D48B83DB25B1A8625721F0052EC87.0001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/saib/ACE-95-04

## Text

**SPECIAL**

**AIRWORTHINESS**

**INFORMATION**

**BULLETIN**

**AIRCRAFT CERTIFICATION SERVICE 800 INDEPENDENCE AVENUE, S.W.**

**WASHINGTON, DC 20591**

U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration

No. ACE-95-04 November 7, 1995

Published by: FAA, AFS-613, P.O. Box 26460, Oklahoma City, OK 73125 This is issued for informational purposes only and any recommendation for corrective action is not mandatory.

INTRODUCTION:

The purpose of this Special Airworthiness Information Bu lletin is to advise operato rs of Piaggio Model P-180 airplanes of the need to review the service bulletins listed below.

BACKGROUND:

The Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certificati on Service, of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) conducted a review of specified Piaggio airplane service bulletins. The purpose of the review was to evaluate each service bulletin to determine the continued airwor thiness safety aspect. The options considered by the FAA included: mandated compliance by initiation of an FAA Airworthiness Directive (AD), various forms of notices, or no further action required.

RECOMMENDATIONS:

The service bulletins identified in this document were not considered appropriate for AD action at this time, however, the FAA strongly suggests that all operators of the specified Piaggio Model P-180 airplanes review their compliance of the service bulletins listed below.

**SERVICE BULLETIN NO.**

**DATE**

TITLE (Model Affected)

SB-80-0015 March 2, 1992 Wing Centra l Trailing Edge - Modification SB-80-0021 May 12, 1992 Emergency Pressurization Duct Flexible Sheath - Installation SB-80-0030 August 8, 1992 Standby Gyro Horizon Resistance Replacement SB-80-0028 Rev 1 December 6, 1993 Rev 1 Door Seal Pressure Regulating Valve Heating System - Interface/Installation ASB-80-0035 October 27, 1992 Fuselage Drain Inspection/Modification SB-80/HZ-0001 July 16, 1993 Propeller Blades - Corrosion Inspection and Repair

The service bulletins can be obtained from:

I.A.M. Rinaldo Piaggio S.p.A.

Via Cibrario, 4 16154 Genoa, Italy

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Roman T. Gabrys, Aerospace Engineer, FAA, Project Support Branch (ACE-112), Small Airplane Directorate, 1201 Walnut, Suite 900, Kansas City, Missouri 64106, telephone (816) 426-6934.

## Registered aircraft it may concern (OpenAirDocs)

Registry models matched by make and model, the same way as ADs, most registered aircraft first.

- [Piaggio Aero Industries P180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piaggio-aero-industries-p180): 51 registered aircraft (airframe model)
- [Piaggio P180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piaggio-p180): 50 registered aircraft (airframe model)
- [Piaggio Aero Industries P180 AVANTI II](https://openairdocs.org/model/piaggio-aero-industries-p180-avanti-ii): 6 registered aircraft (airframe model)
- [Iam Piaggio S P A P-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/iam-piaggio-s-p-a-p-180): 2 registered aircraft (airframe model)
- [Piaggio Aero Industries S P A P180 AVANTI](https://openairdocs.org/model/piaggio-aero-industries-s-p-a-p180-avanti): 1 registered aircraft (airframe model)

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