Piper SENECA III - Airplane Inspection Periods

SECTION 8.
.
PŒPER
AIRCRAFT
CORPORATION
HANDLING,
SERV
& MAINT
PA-34-220T, SENECA
ll!
Piper
Aircraft
Corporation
has
a
Subscription Service
for
the
Service
Bulletins.
Service
Letters
and
Service
Spares Letters.
This
service
is
offered
to
interested
persons
such
as owners,
pilots and
mechanics
at
a
norninal
fee,
and
may
be
obtained
through
Piper
dealers
and
distributors.
A
service
manual,
parts
catalogs and
revisions
to
both,
are
available
from Piper
dealers
or
distributors.
Any
correspondence
regarding the
airplane
should
include
the
airplane
model and
serial
ntimber
to
ensure
proper
response.
8.3
AIRPLANE
INSPECTION
PERlODS
The
Federal
Aviation
Administration (FAA)
occasionally
publishes
Airworthiness
Directives (ADs) that
apply
to
specific
groups
of
aircraft.
They
are
mandatory
changes
and
are
to
be
complied
with within
a
time
limit
set
by
the
FAA.
When
an
AD is issued. it
is
sent
by
the
FAA
to
the
latest
registered
owner
of the
affected
aircraft
and
also
to
subscribers of
their
service.
The
owner
should
periodically
check
with
his
Piper dealer
or
A
&
P
mechanic
to
see
whether
he
has
the
latest
issued AD
against
his
aircraft.
The Owner
Service
Agreement
which
the
owner
receives
upon
delivery
of
the
aircraft
should
be kept in the
aircraft
at
all
times.
This
identifies
the
on
ner
to
authorized
Piper
dealers and
entitles
the
owner
to
receive
service
in
accordance
with the
regular
service
agreement
terms.
This
agreement
also
emitles the
transient
owner
full
warranty
by
any
Piper dealer
in the
world.
One
hundred hour
inspections
are
sequired-by
law
if the
aircraft is used
commerciallv.
Otherwise
this inspection is
left
to
the
discretion
of
the
owner.
This
inspection is
a
complete
check
of
the
aircraft and
its
systems,
and
should
be
accornplished
by
a
Piper
Authorized
Service Center
or
by
a
qualified
aircraft
and
power
plant
mechanic
who
owns
or
works
for
a
reputable
repair
shop.
The
inspection is listed,
in
detait
in the
inspection
report
of
the
appropriate
Service
Manual.
An
annual
inspection
is
required
once
a
year
to
keep the
Airworthiness
Certificate
in
effect.
It
is
the
same as a
100-hour
inspection
except
that
it
must
be
signed
by
an
Inspection
Authorized
(IA)
mechanic
or a
General
Aviation
District
Office (GADO)
representative.
This
inspection
is
required
whether
the
aircraft
is operated
commercially
or
for
pleasure.
REPORT:
VB-1110
ISSUED:
JANUARY
8, 1981
8-2
REVISED:
SEPTEMBER 23,
1983