{"id":"F2006B05066","name":"AD/CESSNA 180/53 - Steering Bungee Boot","slug":"ad-cessna-180-53-steering-bungee-boot","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":44976,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B05066-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/CESSNA 180/53 - Steering Bungee Boot","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 180/53 Steering Bungee Boot 9/78\n\nApplicability: All 1978 Model182/Skylane RG Series with S/Nos: R18200002 to 00221, 00224 to 00226, 00228 to 00235, 00237 to 00241, 00243, 00244, 00246 to 00260, 00262 to\n\n00265, 00267, 00268, 00270, 00272, 00274, 00275, 00278, 00281.\n\n \n\nRequirement: Action in accordance with Cessna SL SE78-37. Compliance:  Within 100 hours time in service after 30 September 1978.\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":1474},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The directive retains its original narrow scope: a specific one-time maintenance action targeting a known mechanical defect in a defined subset of 1978-manufactured aircraft. There is no evidence of expansion beyond the original steering bungee boot inspection requirement."},"complexity_factors":["Length under 200 words with single operative requirement","Applicability defined by extensive serial number list with multiple ranges and omissions","Reference to external technical document (Cessna Service Letter SE78-37) without reproducing instructions","Technical aviation terminology (e.g., 'time in service', 'steering bungee') requiring specialized knowledge to interpret"],"plain_english_summary":"This mandatory Civil Aviation Safety Authority Airworthiness Directive requires owners/operators of certain 1978 Cessna 182 Skylane RG serials (R18200002–R18200281, with gaps) to inspect or replace the nose-wheel steering bungee boot per Cessna Service Letter SE78-37 within 100 flight hours after 30 September 1978. Despite the AD title, it applies only to those Cessna 182 aircraft.\n\nIt matters because the boot keeps dirt and moisture out of the steering mechanism; failure can cause jamming or loss of directional control during taxi, takeoff, or landing."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-180-53-steering-bungee-boot","history":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-180-53-steering-bungee-boot/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-180-53-steering-bungee-boot/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-180-53-steering-bungee-boot/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-180-53-steering-bungee-boot/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-180-53-steering-bungee-boot/documents"}}