{"id":"F2006B05045","name":"AD/CESSNA 180/33 - Fuel Line to Elevator Control Cable Clearance","slug":"ad-cessna-180-33-fuel-line-to-elevator-control-cable-clearance","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":44955,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B05045-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/CESSNA 180/33 - Fuel Line to Elevator Control Cable Clearance","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 22.10.0\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 - 105 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY\n\nSCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES\n\n \n\n![](image.001.png)  Cessna 180, 182 and Wren 460 Series Aeroplanes\n\n \n\nAD/CESSNA 180/33 Fuel Line to Elevator Control\n\nCable Clearance Applicability: All models 182N with S/Nos. 18260446 to 18260825. Requirement:               Action in accordance with Cessna SL SE71-44. Subject No. 1. Compliance:               Forthwith.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n\n8/72\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1372},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This directive remains precisely targeted at its original safety purpose: correcting a specific manufacturing defect in a limited production batch of Cessna aircraft. No expansion of scope has occurred."},"complexity_factors":["Single requirement referencing one external technical document","Narrow applicability limited to specific aircraft model and serial number range","No defined terms, exceptions, or conditional provisions","Immediate compliance deadline with no alternative methods or extensions"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this is:** An Airworthiness Directive (AD) — a compulsory safety order issued by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) requiring immediate action to fix a potentially dangerous mechanical defect.\n\n**Who it affects:** Owners and operators of Cessna 182N aircraft with serial numbers between 18260446 and 18260825.\n\n**What it requires:** These aircraft must immediately undergo inspection or modification to ensure the fuel line does not interfere with the elevator control cable. The work must follow the exact instructions in Cessna Service Letter SE71-44, Subject No. 1 (an official technical bulletin from the manufacturer).\n\n**Why it matters:** If the fuel line rubs against or chafes the elevator control cable, it could either sever the cable (causing loss of pitch control) or rupture the fuel line (causing fuel leaks and potential fire). Both scenarios create serious crash risks.\n\n**When to comply:** Immediately (the legal term \"forthwith\" means without delay)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-180-33-fuel-line-to-elevator-control-cable-clearance","history":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-180-33-fuel-line-to-elevator-control-cable-clearance/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-180-33-fuel-line-to-elevator-control-cable-clearance/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-180-33-fuel-line-to-elevator-control-cable-clearance/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-180-33-fuel-line-to-elevator-control-cable-clearance/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-180-33-fuel-line-to-elevator-control-cable-clearance/documents"}}