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Airworthiness Directives
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AD
98-03-16
FR doc 98-2776 · 63 FR 6839
AD 98-03-16Published 1998-02-11Effective 1998-03-16
The New Piper Aircraft Corporation Model PA-38-112 Airplanes
Requires repetitively replacing the upper rudder hinge bracket.
Full official abstract
Airworthiness Directives; The New Piper Aircraft Corporation Model PA-38-112 Airplanes
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to The New Piper Aircraft Corporation (Piper) Model PA-38-112 airplanes. This action requires repetitively replacing the upper rudder hinge bracket. Reports of fatigue cracks occurring on the upper rudder hinge bracket, and the manufacture of a new upper rudder hinge bracket with a life limited improved design prompted this action. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent cracks in the upper rudder hinge bracket, which could result in separation of the rudder from the airplane and loss of control of the airplane.
Source: Federal Register document 98-2776, retrieved 2026-08-17 · re-verified against the live Federal Register API 2026-08-17
