Piper PA-34-200T Seneca II, Service Manual

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PIPER SENECA II SERVICE MANUAL
01/01/09 I - AIRWORTHINESS LIMITATIONS
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SECTION I
AIRWORTHINESS LIMITATIONS
NOTE: The Airworthiness Limitations section is FAA approved and specifies maintenance required
under §§ 43.16 and 91.403 of the Federal Aviation Regulations unless an alternative program
has been FAA approved.
1. LIMITATIONS.
(PIR-TCDS A7SO, Rev. 17.)
NOTE: Refer to the LIMITATIONS section in the Airplane Flight Manual or Pilot’s Operating
Handbook for a detailed delineation of the flight limitations of the airplane.
The following limitations related to fatigue life of the airplane and its components have been established
for the PA-34-200T Seneca II airplanes
:
The bolt and stack-up that connect the upper drag link to the nose gear trunnion are required to be
replaced every 500 hours time-in-service. The part numbers are as follows:
A. P/N 400-274 (AN7-35) bolt or P/N 693-215 (NAS6207-50D) bolt;
B. P/N 407-591 (AN960-716L) washer, as applicable;
C. P/N 407-568 (AN 960-716) washer, as applicable;
D. P/N 404-396 (AN 320-7) nut; and
E. P/N 424-085 cotter pin.
2. INSPECTIONS.
Refer to Section III for Piper’s recommended Inspection Programs.
3. MAJOR REPAIRS TO LIFE LIMITED COMPONENTS.
Major repairs to areas defined in FAR Part 43, Appendix A, must be shown, using approved data, to not
diminish the Life of the component as stated herein.
4. LIFE LIMITED PARTS MARKING AND DISPOSITION.
14 CFR Part 43.10, Disposition of Life-Limited Aircraft Parts requires that proper procedures are
followed when removing life limited parts with time and/or cycles remaining on them as well as the
disposition of life limited parts with no time and/or cycles left. Life limited parts defined by Type
Certificate (TC) are listed in paragraph 1, above. Other parts which are replaced or rebuilt at specified
intervals are listed in Section III.
A. Parts that are removed prior to accumulating their life limit, are to be marked with indelible ink or
marker with the part number, serial number and accumulated life status as defined in 14 CFR Part
43.10 in a manner that does not affect part structural integrity, i.e. - no surface deformation such as
vibration/etching allowed.
B. Parts that have accumulated the life limit shall be disposed of in accordance with the applicable
FARs. Piper recommends life limited parts with no time and/or cycles remaining be completely
destroyed.