27 May 2004
New Piper have issued an emergency SB (Service Bulletin) that grounds some New Piper aircraft. The SB is thought to apply to about 60 aircraft registered since February of this year.
The SB states
‘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. Our
records indicate that one or more of these parts were installed on the above
effected aircraft. At this time the above listed aircraft are grounded until further
notice. New Piper is working to identify the critical parts and provide a
resolution.’
The full version can be found <a href=”http://www.newpiper.com/temp_popup/SB1151.pdf” target=”_blank”>here</a>
