{"id":"F2008L01825","name":"AD/CESSNA 185/42 - Seat Rail Latch - CANCELLED","slug":"ad-cessna-185-42-seat-rail-latch-cancelled","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":74005,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L01825-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Cessna 185 Series Aeroplanes","sectionType":"division","heading":"Cessna 185 Series Aeroplanes","content":"### Cessna 185 Series Aeroplanes\n\n| AD/CESSNA 185/42 | Seat Rail Latch | 7/2008 |\n| ---------------- | --------------- | ------ |\n\n| Requirement: | CANCELLED.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |\n| ------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n|              | This AD is cancelled on 3 July 2008.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |\n| Background:  | This unique Australian AD, issued in 1986, required inspection of the pilot andco-pilot seats, in accordance with Cessna SEB 85-20, to ensure that both seat latch pins fully engage the seat rail and locks the seat securely in position. The compliance of this AD was within 25 hours time in service after 2 April 1986. As all aircraft would have been inspected by now, the unsafe condition no longer exists. |\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nDavid Villiers  \nDelegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority\n\n22 May 2008","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"AD/CESSNA 185/42","sectionType":"part","heading":"AD/CESSNA 185/42","content":"## AD/CESSNA 185/42","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Seat Rail Latch","sectionType":"part","heading":"Seat Rail Latch","content":"## Seat Rail Latch","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"7/2008","sectionType":"part","heading":"7/2008","content":"## 7/2008","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This notice cancels a prior airworthiness directive, removing the mandatory one-off seat rail latch inspection requirement for Cessna 185 series aircraft."},"complexity_factors":["Cancellation of an existing airworthiness directive","No new obligations are created","Historical one-time inspection requirement","Applies only to Cessna 185 series aircraft"],"plain_english_summary":"CASA has cancelled Airworthiness Directive AD/CESSNA 185/42, which originally required a one‑time inspection of pilot and co‑pilot seat latch pins on Cessna 185 series aeroplanes. CASA concludes the mandated inspections were completed long ago and the unsafe condition no longer exists. Owners, operators and maintainers are no longer required to comply or record actions under this AD; no further action is needed."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-185-42-seat-rail-latch-cancelled","history":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-185-42-seat-rail-latch-cancelled/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-185-42-seat-rail-latch-cancelled/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-185-42-seat-rail-latch-cancelled/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-185-42-seat-rail-latch-cancelled/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-185-42-seat-rail-latch-cancelled/documents"}}