81-24-07: Nose Landing Gear Modification
FAA order 81-24-07 is an airworthiness directive in force since November 20, 1981. The FAA's subject line: Nose Landing Gear Modification. It names Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six, Lance and Saratoga: about 3,916 aircraft on the U.S. register today, 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-32R-300, PA-32R-301 (SP), PA-32R-301T, PA-32RT-300, PA-32RT-300T
- On this site
- Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six, Lance and Saratoga 3,916 registered
Dates and paperwork
- In force since
- November 20, 1981
- Published
- November 19, 1981 (signed October 29, 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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81-24-07 PIPER AIRCRAFT CORPORATION: Amendment 39-4255. Applies to:
Models Affected:
Serial Numbers Affected:
PA-32R-300 Lance
32R-7680001 through 32R-7880068
PA-32RT-300 Lance II
32R-7885001 through 32R-7985105
PA-32RT-300T Turbo Lance II
32R-778700I, 32R-7887002 through 32R-7987126
PA-32R-301 Saratoga S.P.
32R-8013001 through 32R-8113112
PA-32R-301T Turbo Saratoga S.P.
32R-8029001 through 32R-8129104
Applies to airplanes certificated in all categories.
Compliance required as indicated, unless already accomplished.
To prevent a potentially hazardous condition during landing and ground operation due to the failure of landing gear down lock, accomplish the following:
a. Within the next 50 hours time in service after the effective date of this AD, modify the nose landing gear in accordance with Piper Service Letter No. 927, dated October 2, 1981, and Piper Kit, P/N 764135V.
b. Make an appropriate maintenance record entry.
An equivalent method of compliance may be approved by the Chief, Engineering and Manufacturing Branch, Federal Aviation Administration, Southern Region.
This amendment becomes effective November 20, 1981.
Related safety bulletins advice on the same designs, not orders
2022-10-192022-20 · Wing Spar
2021-06-29AIR-21-10 · Wing, Attach Fittings (JASC 5740)
2021-03-30AIR-21-07 · WING SPAR, Verification of Correct Washers used with Wing Spar Attach Bolts
2018-11-21SW-18-31 · NAVIGATION, ATTITUDE, AND DIRECTION DATA SYSTEM
2015-12-02CE-11-12R1 · Wings - PA-28, PA-32, PA-34, and PA-44 Rear Spar Corrosion at Fuselage Attach Fitting
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 November 6, 2026. Connections as data: /graph/directive/81-24-07.json · aircraft systems.