This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Jun 23, 2006.
Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Feb 2006)13 ADs may apply12 service difficulty reports
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The pilot's misjudgment of altitude/distance which resulted in an undershoot of the runway and subsequent impact with the runway collapsing the main landing gear.
From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for ATL06CA040)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-10-20 | Fuselage--Main Bulkhead | Jun 29, 2017 | Airframe (PA-31-350)Certain serial numbers: PA-31 31-2–31-900; PA-31 31-7300901–31-8312019; PA-31-300 31-2–31-900; PA-31-300 31-7300901–31-8312019; PA-31-325 31-2–31-900; PA-31-325 31-7300901–31-8312019; … |
| 2016-08-18 | Engine Fuel and Control | Jun 6, 2016 | Airframe (PA-31-350)Certain serial numbers: PA-31-350 31-5001–31-5004; PA-31-350 31-7305005–31-8452024; PA-31-350 31-8253001–31-8553002. Only with: Equipped with Lycoming LTIO-540-J2B/TIO-540-J2B or LTIO-540-J2BD/TIO-540-J2BD engines and fuel pump hose assemblies Piper P/N 39995-034 or Lycoming P/N LW-12877-6S142. |
| 2016-05-01 | Fuselage | Apr 15, 2016 | Airframe (PA-31-350)Certain serial numbers: PA-31 31-2–31-900; PA-31 31-7300901–31-8312019; PA-31-300 31-2–31-900; PA-31-300 31-7300901–31-8312019; PA-31-325 31-2–31-900; PA-31-325 31-7300901–31-8312019; … |
| 2013-10-04 | Engine Exhaust | Jul 17, 2013 | Airframe (PA-31-350)Only with: Applies to turbocharged airplanes. |
| 2009-13-06 R1 | Piper Aircraft, Inc. Airplanes | Nov 3, 2011 | Airframe (PA-31-350)Only with: Equipped with a baggage door in the fuselage nose section (nose baggage door). |
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-25-01 | The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. (formerly Piper Aircraft Corporation) PA-31 Series Airplanes | Jan 19, 2001 | Airframe (PA-31-350)Certain serial numbers: PA-31 31-2–31-900; PA-31 31-7300901–31-8312019; PA-31-300 31-2–31-900; PA-31-300 31-7300901–31-8312019; PA-31-350 31-5001–31-5004; PA-31-350 31-7305005–31-8553002; …. Only with: Equipped with Piper P/N 46653-00 or 47529-32 aluminum main landing gear door hinge assemblies (or FAA-approved equivalents); aircraft referred to as PA-31-310 are PA-31 airplanes. |
| 2000-06-06 | The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. PA-31 Series Airplanes | Mar 23, 2000 | Airframe (PA-31-350)Only with: Equipped with pneumatic deicing boots. |
| 99-12-05 | The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. Models PA- 31, PA-31-300, PA-31-325, PA-31-350, and… | Jul 23, 1999 | Airframe (PA-31-350)Certain serial numbers: PA-31 31-2–31-8312019; PA-31-300 31-2–31-8312019; PA-31-325 31-2–31-8312019; PA-31-350 31-5001–31-8553002; PA-31P-350 31P-8414001–31P-8414050. Only with: Airplanes not equipped with the improved design elevators or elevator spar assemblies specified in the Material Required Table of Piper Service Bulletin No. 998A, dated August 4, 1997. |
| 99-06-01 | The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. Models PA- 31, PA-31-300, PA-31-325, PA-31-350, and… | Apr 20, 1999 | Airframe (PA-31-350)Certain serial numbers: PA-31 31-2–31-8312019; PA-31-300 31-2–31-8312019; PA-31-325 31-2–31-8312019; PA-31-350 31-5001–31-8553002; PA-31P-350 31P-8414001–31P-8414050 |
| 98-09-25 | The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. Models PA- 31, PA-31-300, PA-31-325, and PA-31-350 Airplanes | Jun 15, 1998 | Airframe (PA-31-350)Certain serial numbers: PA-31 31-2–31-8312019; PA-31-300 31-2–31-8312019; PA-31-325 31-2–31-8312019; PA-31-350 31-5001–31-8553002 |
| 98-08-18 | The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. Models PA- 31, PA-31-300, PA-31-325, PA-31-350, and PA-31P… | May 26, 1998 | Airframe (PA-31-350)Certain serial numbers: PA-31 31-2–31-8312019; PA-31-300 31-2–31-8312019; PA-31-325 31-2–31-8312019; PA-31-350 31-5001–31-8553002; PA-31P 31P-1–31P-7730012 |
| 98-04-27 | The New Piper Aircraft Corporation Models PA-23, PA-23-160, PA-23-235, PA-23-250… | Mar 13, 1998 | Airframe (PA-31-350) |
| 96-10-14 | The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. (Formerly Piper Aircraft Corporation) PA31, PA31P, and… | Jun 27, 1996 | Airframe (PA-31-350)Certain serial numbers: PA31 31-2–31-8312019; PA31-300 31-2–31-8312019; PA31-325 31-2–31-8312019; PA31-350 31-5001–31-8553002; PA31P 31P-2–31P-7730012; PA31P-350 31P-8414001–31P-8414050; …. Only with: Applies to airplanes without improved design MLG forward sidebraces P/N 85165-02/-03 or P/N 85166-02/-03 installed. |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
AD HAS YOU PERFORM PRESSURE LEAKAGE CHECK ON THESE HEATER FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS. WHEN NEW AND BEFORE INSTALLATION INTO AIRCRAFT. WE FIND THAT MANY OF THESE UNITS FAIL AFTER A SHORT TIME OF USE. THEY START LEAKING AROUND HOUSING DIAPHRAGM AND NOTICED FUEL STAIN FROM DRAIN ON THE NOSE SECTION OF…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.FUEL LEAKING AT REGULATOR HOUSING, THIS IS THE NEW STYLE PUMP, AND IS NOT YET AFFECTED BY AD 2003-14-03. WE ARE NOTING SIMILAR LEAKS WITH SEVERAL OF THESE PUMPS.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.THE HEATER FUEL REGULATOR, WAS INSTALLED NEW, IN OUR AIRCRAFT. AD`S HAVE BEEN COMPLIED WITH. DURING ROUTINE HEATER INSPECTION AND CHECK, FOUND NEW TYPE REGULATOR SEEPING FUEL AROUND HOUSING SEAL.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.WHILE PERFORMING A 100 HOUR ENGINE INSPECTION, LARGE METAL PRATICALS WHERE FOUND IN THE OIL SUCTION SCREEN. ALSO, AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF METAL FOUND IN THE ENGINE OIL FILTER. SAMPLES OF METAL SENT FOR TESTING. DETERMINED METAL PARTICALS TO BE CRANK AND OR ROD BEARING MATERIAL. ENGINE REMOVE FROM…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.PILOT REPORTED THE LANDING GEAR WOULD HAVE INTERMITTENT INCOMPLETE UP CYCLES. A MAINTENANCE CHECK OF GEAR FOUND THAT WHEN SLOW CYCLED, RT MAIN GEAR WOULD NOT CATCH UPLOCK. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION, FOUND THE ACTUATOR ATTACHMENT FORK 'BOLT' TO FORWARD DRAG LEG BROKEN. NOTE: SUBMITTER STATED IF…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.PILOT REPORTED THAT THE LANDING GEAR SLOW TO CYCLE. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED PRESSURE CHECK OF THE ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMPS. FOUND RIGHT ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMP VERY WEAK. INSPECTED RT HYDRAULIC FILTER AND FOUND EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF METAL. REMOVED RT ENGINE HYDRAULIC PUMP AND DISASSEMBLED…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.PILOT REPORTS TO MAINTENANCE THAT WHEN LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED UP, UNSAFE LIGHT STAYED ON AND GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT AUTOMATICALLY RETURN TO THE NEUTRAL POSITION. GEAR SELECTED DOWN. PILOT OBSERVED THREE GREEN LIGHTS. MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT RT ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMP LEAKING HYDRAULIC FLUID…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.DURING LANDING GEAR CLEANING AND INSPECTION, FOUND THE RT UPPER NOSE LANDING GEAR DRAG LEG CRACKED AT BOSS WHERE THE RETRACT ACTUATOR LINKAGE ATTACHES. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME SAME PART FOUND CRACKED ON LIKE AIRCRAFT WITHIN ONE YEAR. BOTH CRACKED IN SAME PLACE!
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.DURING AN INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE FOUND A MOLEX CONNECTOR LOCATED JUST FORWARD OF THE CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL, BEHIND THE SIDE PANEL ON THE PILOT'S SIDE BURNED AND THE WIRE HEATED APPROX .50 INCH OUT OF THE CONNECTOR. THIS MOLEX CONNECTOR NR E303 PER THE NAVAJO CHIEFTAIN SERVICE MANUAL WIRING…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.SUBMITTER OPERATES TWO PIPER NAVAJO CHIEFTAIN AIRCRAFT DAILY DURING THE WORK WEEK AND FINDS THAT THE RT OUTBOARD ELEVATOR HINGE ATTACHMENT TO THE HORIZ STAB IS AN AREA OF CONCERN DUE TO THE FREQUENCY OF THESE HINGES CRACKING. FIND THESE HINGES ARE CRACKING IN THE AREAS OF THE BEND RADIUS OF THE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.Showing the 10 most recent of 12 reports.