81-24-01: Rudder Control And Harness Cable Assemblies
FAA order 81-24-01 is an airworthiness directive in force since November 19, 1981. The FAA's subject line: Rudder Control And Harness Cable Assemblies. It names Piper PA-36 Pawnee Brave: about 99 aircraft on the U.S. register today, 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-36-285, PA-36-300, PA-36-375
- On this site
- Piper PA-36 Pawnee Brave 99 registered
Dates and paperwork
- In force since
- November 19, 1981
- Published
- November 16, 1981 (signed November 3, 1981)
- 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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81-24-01 PIPER: Amendment 39-4262. Applies to Piper airplane Models PA-36-285 and PA-36-300, S/N 36-7360001 thru 36-8160001, 36-8160003, 36-8160004 and 36-8160009 and PA-36-375, S/N 36-7802001 thru 36-8102004, certificated in all categories.
To prevent failure of the rudder control system, and seat and harness cable assemblies, accomplish the following inspection or an approved equivalent.
(a) Within the next 15 hours in service after the effective date of this AD, inspect for cracks, using a dye penetrant method,
(1) Two Rudder Control Shackles, Piper P/N 486 566 (MS 20115-5), and
(2) Two MS 20115-5 shackles on seat and harness cable assemblies, Piper P/N 98193-10 and 98193-9, respectively.
(b) Replace all shackles found cracked prior to further flight with new shackles Piper P/N 486 566 or equivalent which have been previously inspected for cracks in accordance with paragraph (a).
(c) Equivalent inspections or parts must be approved by the Chief,Engineering and Manufacturing Branch, FAA, Eastern Region.
(d) Compliance times may be increased by the Chief, Engineering and Manufacturing Branch, FAA, Eastern Region upon receipt of substantiating data submitted through an FAA Maintenance Inspector.
This amendment is effective November 19, 1981.
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 5, 2026. Connections as data: /graph/directive/81-24-01.json · aircraft systems.