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AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE
On the effective date specified below, and for the reasons set out in the background section, the CASA delegate whose signature appears below revokes Airworthiness Directive (AD) AD/PA-44/18 and issues the following AD under subregulation 39.001(1) of CASR 1998.  The AD requires that the action set out in the requirement section (being action that the delegate considers necessary to correct the unsafe condition) be taken in relation to the aircraft or aeronautical product mentioned in the applicability section: (a) in the circumstances mentioned in the requirement section; and (b) in accordance with the instructions set out in the requirement section; and (c) at the time mentioned in the compliance section.

Piper PA-44 (Seminole) Series Aeroplanes
AD/PA-44/18 Amdt 1  Combustion Heater Fuel Pumps  10/2005

Applicability:         Group 1: The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. aeroplanes retained from AD/PA44/18 original issue:
                  Model          Serial Nos.
                  PA-44-180      44-7995001 through 4496168.
                  PA-44-180T     44-8107001 through 44-8207020.

                       Group 2: The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. aeroplanes (not included in AD/PA44/18 original issue) added to the applicability of this Directive:
                  Model        Serial Nos.
                  PA-44-180    4496169 through 4496190.

Requirement:       1. Group 1 aeroplanes:

                     (a) Visually inspect any installed aircraft heater fuel pump (model 91E92-1 or model 91E93-1) for leakage in accordance with The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. Service Bulletin No. 1127, dated 26 February 2003, and Kelly Aerospace Power Systems Service Information Letter Bulletin No. A-110A, dated 6 March, 2003.

                     (b) If any leak is found, inspect the pump sealing surface for abnormalities (for example, nicks, gouges, or warping).  Correct any abnormality found.  If any abnormality cannot be corrected, replace the header fuel pump in accordance with The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. Service Bulletin No. 1127, and Kelly Aerospace Power Systems Service Information Letter Bulletin No. A-110A.

                  (c) Do not install any heater fuel pump (model 91E92-1 or model 91E93-1) unless you have visually inspected the pump for leakage and corrected any abnormalities specified in Requirement 1(b) of this Directive in accordance with The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. Service Bulletin No. 1127, and Kelly Aerospace Power Systems Service Information Letter Bulletin No. A-110A.

                2. Group 2 aeroplanes:

                  (a) Visually inspect any installed aircraft heater fuel pump (model 91E92-1 or model 91E93-1) for leakage in accordance with The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. Service Bulletin No. 1127B, dated 18 April 2005, and Kelly Aerospace Power Systems Service Information Letter Bulletin No. A-110B, dated 20 December 2004.

                  (b) If any leak is found, inspect the pump sealing surface for abnormalities (for example, nicks, gouges, or warping).  Correct any abnormality found.  If any abnormality cannot be corrected, replace the heater fuel pump in accordance with The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. Service Bulletin No. 1127B, and Kelly Aerospace Power Systems Service Information Letter Bulletin No.