# SAIB ACE-96-07: 

- Type: Special airworthiness information bulletin (advisory, not mandatory)
- Status: Current
- Revision: 0
- Issued: October 17, 1996
- Products: Piaggio P-180
- Product type: Aircraft, Small Airplane
- PDF: https://openairdocs.org/files/sha256/ab/30/ab30006afef3e049b434366d8e7a6728c0e40b364898116e7f9239737a4d5c9a
- FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/F2870DC22F699FE48625721F0052ECB6.0001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/saib/ACE-96-07

## 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-96-07 October 17, 1996 Published by: FAA, AFS-610, 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 Bulletin is to advise operators of Piaggio Model P- 180 airplanes of the need to review the service bulletins listed below.

BACKGROUND:

The Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service, of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) conducted a review of specified Piaggio airplane ser vice bulletins. The purpose of the review was to evaluate each service bulletin to determine the continued airworthiness safety aspect. The options considered by the FAA included: mandated compliance by initiati on 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 T ITLE (Model Affected) SB-80-0031 March 17, 1994 Airplane Sa fe Fatigue Life - Improvement SB-80-0071 February 2, 1995 Fwd Wing Lead ing Edge - Inspection and Repair Instructions ASB-80-0025 April 3, 1992 MLG Pintle Pin Installation-Modification SB-80-0042 October 13, 1993 Fuel Quantity Indication System - Inspection/ Repair and Calibration SB-80-0064 December 5, 1994 MLG Actuator - Drag Brace Interference- Check/Modification SB-80-0057 February 7, 1995 Fuselage Emer gency Exit Door Frame-Modification

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 Director ate, 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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