{"id":"F2006B05047","name":"AD/CESSNA 180/35 - Rear Seat Attachment","slug":"ad-cessna-180-35-rear-seat-attachment","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":44957,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B05047-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/CESSNA 180/35 - Rear Seat Attachment","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 180/35 Rear Seat Attachment 5/73\n\nApplicability: All 1971, 1972 and 1973 model 182 Series aeroplanes with S/Nos. 18260446 and subsequent.\n\n \n\nRequirement: Action in accordance with Cessna SL SE73-4. Compliance:  Within 100 hours time in service after 31 May 1973.\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","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2262},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a targeted, technical safety directive issued in 1973 addressing a specific mechanical defect in defined aircraft models. It has not expanded beyond its original narrow scope of regulating rear seat attachment compliance."},"complexity_factors":["Single, unambiguous operational requirement","Limited applicability confined to specific model years and serial number range (18260446+)","External reference to technical standard (Cessna Service Letter SE73-4) without reproducing its content","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested definitions within the directive itself"],"plain_english_summary":"This mandatory Airworthiness Directive applies to owners/operators of 1971–1973 Cessna 182s (S/N 18260446 and up). It requires inspecting and repairing rear seat attachments per Cessna Service Letter SE73‑4 within 100 hours’ time-in-service after 31 May 1973. \n\nIt matters because unsecured rear seats can injure occupants or foul controls in turbulence or hard landings, so the AD forces corrective action to keep the seats properly bolted to the floor."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-180-35-rear-seat-attachment","history":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-180-35-rear-seat-attachment/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-180-35-rear-seat-attachment/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-180-35-rear-seat-attachment/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-180-35-rear-seat-attachment/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-180-35-rear-seat-attachment/documents"}}