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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 - 105 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY
 SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

 Piper PA-38 (Tomahawk) Series Aeroplanes

AD/PA-38/23 Upper Forward and Aft Vertical Fin
 Spar - Inspection and Reinforcement Applicability: All model PA-38-112 with S/Nos. 38-78A0001 to 38-82A0122. Document:               Piper Service Bulletin No. 763.

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            Compliance:   On vertical fins which have achieved 500 hours time in service, within 25 hours time in service and thereafter at intervals not exceeding 100 hours time in service until Kit 764-965 is installed.

            Background:  Field reports indicate that cracks have occurred in the area where the horizontal stabiliser attachment brackets attach to the upper end of the vertical fin forward and aft spars.