COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 - 105 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY
SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES
Piper PA-44 (Seminole) Series Aeroplanes
AD/PA-44/14 Nose Gear Drag Link 10/94
Model Serial Numbers
PA44-180 44-7995001 through 44-8195026
PA44-180T 44-8107001 through 44-8207005
Incorporate Nose Landing Gear Modification Kit, Piper Part No. 764-378.
Accomplish this action in accordance with the procedures and sketches included with the instructions to the above referenced kit.
The modification kit referenced above consists of a close tolerance bolt (NAS464P4-27), four bearings, and other associated hardware for installation on the drag link assembly. This NAS464P4-27 bolt replaces the AN4-20 bolt used to connect the upper and lower drag links.
FAA AD 94-14-14 Amdt 39-8962 and Piper Service Letter 988 refer.
Within 100 hours time in service after 15 September 1994.
The FAA received reports of collapsed nosegear on the affected aircraft. In particular, these reports reveal failure of the bolt (AN4-20) connecting the lower drag link of the nosegear to the upper drag link.