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72-17-05: Electric Trim Switch

FAA order 72-17-05 is an airworthiness directive in force since August 15, 1972. The FAA's subject line: Electric Trim Switch. 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: flight controls.

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
August 15, 1972
Published
August 8, 1972 (signed July 31, 1972)
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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72-17-05 PIPER AIRCRAFT: Amendment 39-1499. Applies to Model PA-28-180 airplanes, Serial Nos. 28-4378 to 28-5859 inclusive, 28-7105001 to 28-7105122 inclusive; Model PA-28R-180 airplanes, Serial Nos. 28R-30005 to 28R-31270 inclusive, 28R-7130001 to 28R-7130005 inclusive; Model PA-28R-200 airplanes, Serial Nos. 28R-35001 to 28R-35820 inclusive, 28R-7135001 to 28R-7135102 inclusive; Model PA-28-235 airplanes, Serial Nos. 28-11040 to 28-11378 inclusive, 28-7110001 to 28-7110011 inclusive; Model PA-32-260 airplanes, Serial Nos. 32-1111 to 32-1297 inclusive, 32-7100001 to 32-7100017 inclusive; Model PA-32-300 airplanes, Serial Nos. 32-40566 to 32-40974 inclusive, 32-7140001 to 32-7140049 inclusive. Compliance required within the next 100 hours time in service after effective date of the Airworthiness Directive unless already accomplished. Modify the Electric Trim Switch P/N 800452-00 to -01 in accordance with Piper Kit No. 760-517V for the PA-28 series airplanes and the PA-32 series airplanes as referenced in Piper Service Bulletin No. 332 dated April 16, 1971 or equivalent method approved by Chief, Engineering and Manufacturing Branch, Federal Aviation Administration, Southern Region. This amendment becomes effective August 15, 1972.

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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/72-17-05.json · aircraft systems.