{"id":"F2008L02973","name":"AD/P68/15 - Fin, Rudder Upper Hinge Attachment Area - Modification - CANCELLED","slug":"ad-p68-15-fin-rudder-upper-hinge-attachment-area-modification-cancelled","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":74949,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L02973-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Partenavia P68 Series Aeroplanes","sectionType":"division","heading":"Partenavia P68 Series Aeroplanes","content":"### Partenavia P68 Series Aeroplanes\n\n| AD/P68/15 | Fin, Rudder Upper HingeAttachment Area - Modification | 9/2008 |\n| --------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | ------ |\n\n| Requirement: | CANCELLED.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |\n| ------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n|              | This AD is cancelled on 28 August 2008.                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |\n| Background:  | This unique Australian AD specified once-only modification of the fin and rudder upper hinge attachment in accordance with Partenavia SB No. 34. Compliance was required within 100 hours time in service after March 1979. The AD is no longer required. |\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nDavid Villiers  \nDelegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority\n\n17 July 2008","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"AD/P68/15","sectionType":"part","heading":"AD/P68/15","content":"## AD/P68/15","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Fin, Rudder Upper HingeAttachment Area -","sectionType":"part","heading":"Fin, Rudder Upper HingeAttachment Area - Modification","content":"## Fin, Rudder Upper Hinge  \nAttachment Area - Modification","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"9/2008","sectionType":"part","heading":"9/2008","content":"## 9/2008","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2119},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly what its title suggests—cancelling a previous directive. It does not expand regulatory scope or introduce new requirements; it simply removes an existing maintenance obligation."},"complexity_factors":["Document contains fewer than 200 words","Single operative provision (cancellation)","No definitions section or technical terms requiring explanation","No cross-references to other legislative instruments","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural steps"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does**\nThis document officially cancels Airworthiness Directive (AD) P68/15, removing a previously mandatory safety modification for Partenavia P68 series aircraft.\n\n**Who it affects**\nOwners and operators of Partenavia P68 series aeroplanes that were subject to the original 1979 directive.\n\n**What changed**\n- **Previously**: Aircraft owners had to modify the fin and rudder upper hinge attachment area within 100 hours of flight time, following Partenavia Service Bulletin No. 34.\n- **Now**: This requirement is abolished. No action is required.\n\n**Why it matters**\nThe Civil Aviation Safety Authority has determined this structural modification is no longer necessary, potentially saving owners maintenance costs and downtime."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-p68-15-fin-rudder-upper-hinge-attachment-area-modification-cancelled","history":"/api/acts/ad-p68-15-fin-rudder-upper-hinge-attachment-area-modification-cancelled/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-p68-15-fin-rudder-upper-hinge-attachment-area-modification-cancelled/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-p68-15-fin-rudder-upper-hinge-attachment-area-modification-cancelled/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-p68-15-fin-rudder-upper-hinge-attachment-area-modification-cancelled/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-p68-15-fin-rudder-upper-hinge-attachment-area-modification-cancelled/documents"}}