Maximum Flaps extended speed Vfe for full or partial flaps? I fly Piper Archer/Warriors and the POH states "Maximum Flaps Extended Speed (VFE) – Do not exceed this speed with the flaps extended."  I try not to but I occasionally may exceed Vfe with one notch of flaps during a descent.  Could there be structural damage to the flaps in time or do aircraft designers factor in such potential pilot errors?
Unless a different speed is explicitly noted for partial flap extension, Vfe pertains to extending the flaps any amount. (For example, the C-172RG has a Vfe of 130 KIAS to 10º flaps, 100 KIAS beyond 10º flaps. Not so for the PA28s.)