{"id":"F2006B05181","name":"AD/CESSNA 188/5 - Rudder Pedal Assembly","slug":"ad-cessna-188-5-rudder-pedal-assembly","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":45339,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B05181-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/CESSNA 188/5 - Rudder Pedal Assembly","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 188 (Agwagon) Series Aeroplanes\n\n \n\nAD/CESSNA 188/5 Rudder Pedal Assembly 11/67\n\nApplicability: All models as detailed in Cessna SL 67-47. Requirement:  Action in accordance with Cessna SL 67-47. Compliance:               Within 25 hours time in service after 2 November 1967.\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 \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The AD, as written, applies to \"all models as detailed in Cessna SL 67-47\" and requires compliance with that service letter within the stated time window. The text contains no indication that the scope was expanded or narrowed from an earlier statement; it plainly delegates model identification and remedial action to Cessna SL 67-47 and fixes a single compliance deadline. There is no evidence in the provided text of a change in scope from the instrument's original framing."},"complexity_factors":["Short, simple AD text that delegates technical work to an external document (Cessna SL 67-47).","Cross-reference requirement: Affected fleet and required actions are defined only in the service letter, requiring access to and interpretation of that external document.","Tight compliance timeframe (25 hours time-in-service from a fixed date) imposes scheduling urgency.","No technical details in the AD itself (creates implementation uncertainty until SL 67-47 is consulted).","Historical dating (2 November 1967) means contemporaneous operational context may be required to interpret practical effect."],"plain_english_summary":"This CASA Airworthiness Directive requires owners/operators and maintenance organisations of Cessna 188 (Agwagon) models listed in Cessna Service Letter 67‑47 to carry out the rudder‑pedal work prescribed by that service letter within 25 hours TIS after 2 November 1967. The AD delegates the technical method to Cessna SL 67‑47, so costs, parts, downtime and exact procedures fall to operators and their maintenance providers; the short compliance window concentrates scheduling and implementation risk."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a discrete, time-bound safety directive from 1967 addressing a specific mechanical defect in a specific aircraft series. It has not expanded beyond its original narrow scope."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short document (under 200 words)","No defined terms section — relies entirely on external reference to Cessna Service Letter 67-47","Single, clear compliance requirement with straightforward deadline","No nested conditions, exceptions, or cross-references to other legislation beyond the parent Civil Aviation Regulations 1998","Simple structure: applicability → requirement → compliance"],"plain_english_summary":"This is an **Airworthiness Directive (AD)** — essentially a mandatory safety order issued by Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) for aircraft.\n\n**What it does:**\nOrders owners and operators of **Cessna 188 series aircraft** (also known as \"Agwagons\" — agricultural planes used for crop dusting and aerial work) to inspect or fix a problem with the **rudder pedal assembly** (the foot controls that steer the plane on the ground and help with turns in the air).\n\n**Who it affects:**\nAnyone who owns or operates a Cessna 188 model covered by Cessna Service Letter 67-47. This is mainly farmers, agricultural contractors, and small aviation businesses using these workhorse planes.\n\n**What must be done:**\nFollow the instructions in **Cessna Service Letter 67-47** — a technical bulletin from the manufacturer detailing the required inspection or repair.\n\n**When it must be done:**\nWithin **25 hours of flying time** after **2 November 1967**.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nRudder pedals are critical for controlling the aircraft. A faulty assembly could lead to loss of directional control, with potentially catastrophic consequences during takeoff, landing, or low-level agricultural flying."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-188-5-rudder-pedal-assembly","history":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-188-5-rudder-pedal-assembly/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-188-5-rudder-pedal-assembly/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-188-5-rudder-pedal-assembly/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-188-5-rudder-pedal-assembly/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-188-5-rudder-pedal-assembly/documents"}}