AD NUMBER: 2003-17-03
MANUFACTURER: Piaggio SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2003-17-03 SUMMARY: This document
supersedes Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2003-03-14, which applies
to all PIAGGIO AERO INDUSTRIES S.p.A. (PIAGGIO) Model
P-180 airplanes. AD 2003-03-14 currently requires
you to inspect and determine whether any firewall shutoff or
crossfeed valve with a serial number in a certain range is
installed and requires you to replace or modify any valve that has
a serial number within this range. The modification consisted of
reworked valves that were re-identified with an "A" at the end of
the serial number. AD 2003-03-14 allows the pilot to check the
logbook and does not require the inspection and replacement
requirement if the check shows that one of these valves is
definitely not installed. Since AD 2003-03-14 became effective, the
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has found that the valve
manufacturer was not correctly incorporating the modification on
reworked valves. Consequently, the installation of modified fuel
valves installed per AD 2003-03-14 could allow the unsafe condition
to remain on the affected airplanes. This AD would require you to
replace any firewall shutoff or crossfeed valve with a serial
number in a certain range even if it has been modified per AD
2003-03-14. The actions specified by this AD are intended to
prevent a faulty firewall shutoff or crossfeed valve from
developing cracks and leaking fuel. This could result in an engine
fire.
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