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Thu, May 27, 2004

New Piper Issues 'Mandatory' SB Grounding New Birds

A Number of New Aircraft Grounded UFN

New Piper has disclosed that "it has just been discovered that the raw sheet steel from which critical parts are fabricated, may not have been properly normalized prior to shipment to Piper. In this state, the steel may not possess the appropriate strength requirement."

Service Bulletin SB1151 has been issued as a result. This service bulletin addresses serial number aircraft that have been licensed since February 9, 2004 by The New Piper Aircraft, Inc.

According to Piper, one or more of these parts may have been installed on the aircraft identified in the list below and has grounded these aircraft until further notice. New Piper is working to identify the critical parts and provide a resolution.

  • PA-28-161 Warrior
    • 2842204 through 2842211
  • PA-28-181 Archer
    • 2843589 through 2843596
  • PA-28R-201 Arrow
    • 2844105 though 2844111
  • PA32-301FT Piper 6X
    • 3232014 through 3232025
  • PA-32-301XTC Piper 6XT
    • 3255015 through 3255021
  • PA-32R301 Saratoga II HP
    • 3246218 through 3246219
  • PA-32R301 Saratoga II TC
    • 3257339 through 3257349
  • PA-34-220T Seneca V
    • 3449302 through 3249305
  • PA-44-180 Seminole
    • 4496181 through 4496184
  • PA-46-350P Malibu Mirage
    • 4636349 through 4636351
  • PA-46-500TP Meridian
    • 4697174 through 4697183
FMI: www.newpiper.com/temp_popup/sb1151/sb1151.asp, www.newpiper.com/temp_popup/SB1151.pdf

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