69-15-01: Control Wheel Retaining Pin
FAA order 69-15-01 is an airworthiness directive in force since July 21, 1969. The FAA's subject line: Control Wheel Retaining Pin. It names Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow, Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six, Lance and Saratoga: about 22,550 aircraft on the U.S. register today across them, though an order usually covers particular versions or serial numbers rather than every one. System: landing gear.
What it applies to as the FAA lists it
- Kind of product
- Aircraft
- Makes
- Piper Aircraft Inc.
- Models
- PA-28-180, PA-28-235, PA-28R-180, PA-28R-200, PA-32-260, PA-32-300
- On this site
- Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow 18,633 registered
Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six, Lance and Saratoga 3,917 registered
Dates and paperwork
- In force since
- July 21, 1969
- Published
- July 17, 1969 (signed July 9, 1969)
- Docket
- Unknown
- Status
- Current
- The FAA's document
- Read the order on the FAA's site
The order itself the regulatory text, as published
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69-15-01 PIPER: Amdt. 39-796. Applies to the following models: PA-28-180/-235, PA- 28R-180/-200, and PA-32-260/-300. The following are affected serial numbers:
PA-28-180, Serial Nos. 28-4378 through 28-5406
PA-28-235, Serial Nos. 28-11040 through 28-11257
PA-28R-180, Serial Nos. 28-30005 through 28-31095
PA-28R-200, Serial Nos. 28-35001 through 28-35265
PA-32-260, Serial Nos. 32-1111 through 32-1165
PA-32-300, Serial Nos. 32-40566 through 32-40715
Compliance required within the next 25 hours' time in service after the effective date of this AD, unless already accomplished.
To prevent control wheel retaining pin from dislodging, install a self-tapping steel screw adjacent to the retaining pin for each control wheel in accordance with Piper Service Bulletin No. 295, or equivalent approved by Chief, Engineering and Manufacturing Branch, FAA Southern Region.
This amendment becomes effective 21 July 1969.
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2018-11-21SW-18-31 · NAVIGATION, ATTITUDE, AND DIRECTION DATA SYSTEM
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Source: FAA Dynamic Regulatory System, airworthiness directives. The FAA's document is the authority; the register counts are this site's, from the FAA register of October 7, 2026. Connections as data: /graph/directive/69-15-01.json · aircraft systems.