72-24-02: Throttle Movement Placard
FAA order 72-24-02 is an airworthiness directive in force since November 17, 1972. The FAA's subject line: Throttle Movement Placard. It names Piper PA-25 Pawnee, Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow: about 19,088 aircraft on the U.S. register today across them, though an order usually covers particular versions or serial numbers rather than every one. System: other and general.
What it applies to as the FAA lists it
- Kind of product
- Aircraft
- Makes
- Lavia Argentina S.A. (Laviasa); Piper Aircraft Inc.
- Models
- PA-25, PA-28-140, PA-28-150, PA-28-160, PA-28S-160
- On this site
- Piper PA-25 Pawnee 455 registered
Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow 18,633 registered
Dates and paperwork
- In force since
- November 17, 1972
- Published
- November 15, 1972 (signed November 3, 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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72-24-02 PIPER: Amendment 39-1557. Applies to Model PA-28-140, PA-28-150, PA- 28-160, PA-28-S-160, PA-25 (150 HP) airplanes, equipped with Lycoming O-320 engines and Marvel Schebler carburetors Model MA-4SPA, Part Number 10-3678-32 certificated in all categories.
Compliance required within the next 10 hours' time in service after the effective date of this airworthiness directive, unless already accomplished:
To prevent power interruption as a result of abrupt throttle movement, accomplish the following:
(a) Attach the following operating limitation placard to the instrument panel near the throttle control in full view of the pilot using 1/8" minimum size type: "DO NOT OPEN THE THROTTLE RAPIDLY. (IDLE TO FULL THROTTLE IN 2 SECONDS MINIMUM.)" The placard may be fabricated by the owner/operator.
This amendment becomes effective November 17, 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/72-24-02.json · aircraft systems.