{"id":"F2006B05346","name":"AD/P68/19 Amdt 2 - Control Wheel Shaft Universal Joint","slug":"ad-p68-19-amdt-2-control-wheel-shaft-universal-joint","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":45852,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B05346-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/P68/19 Amdt 2 - Control Wheel Shaft Universal Joint","content":"COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 \\- 105 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY\n\nSCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES\n\n![](image.001.png)  \nPartenavia P68 Series Aeroplanes\n\nAD/P68/19\n\nAmdt 2\n\n  \nControl Wheel Shaft Universal Joint 6/95\n\nApplicability: All Model P68, P68B, P68C, and P68C-TC series aircraft.\n\nRequirement: Action in accordance with Partenavia Mandatory Service Bulletin 48 Revision 1.\n\nCompliance: For aircraft with serial numbers up to and including 87, and without Kit 68-016 installed:\n\nWithin 200 hours time in service after 25 May 1995, and thereafter at intervals not to exceed 200 hours time in service, until Kit 68-016 is installed.\n\nFor all aircraft with Kit 68-016 installed:\n\nWithin 200 hours time in service after 25 May 1995, and thereafter at intervals not to exceed 1000 hours time in service.\n\nBackground: A failure was reported of the pilot’s control wheel shaft universal joint on a local P68B. Amendment 2 is issued in response to a revision of the Requirement Document which introduces repetitive inspections.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2062},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Amendment 2 expands the original directive from a one-time inspection requirement to a recurring inspection regime at specified flight hour intervals, creating an ongoing compliance obligation rather than a single-action mandate."},"complexity_factors":["Conditional compliance based on aircraft serial number and modification status (Kit 68-016)","Reference to external technical document (Partenavia Mandatory Service Bulletin 48 Revision 1)","Dual-tier inspection intervals (200 hours vs 1,000 hours)"],"plain_english_summary":"This directive requires owners/operators of Partenavia P68 series aeroplanes to perform recurring inspections of the control wheel shaft universal joint — the link between the pilot’s control wheel and steering — because a reported failure could impair control. Older, unmodified aircraft must be inspected more frequently until they receive the modification kit; modified aircraft remain on a longer inspection interval."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-p68-19-amdt-2-control-wheel-shaft-universal-joint","history":"/api/acts/ad-p68-19-amdt-2-control-wheel-shaft-universal-joint/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-p68-19-amdt-2-control-wheel-shaft-universal-joint/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-p68-19-amdt-2-control-wheel-shaft-universal-joint/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-p68-19-amdt-2-control-wheel-shaft-universal-joint/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-p68-19-amdt-2-control-wheel-shaft-universal-joint/documents"}}