{"id":"F2006B05462","name":"AD/PA-23/32 Amdt 2 - Cabin Door Latch - Modification","slug":"ad-pa-23-32-amdt-2-cabin-door-latch-modification","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":46230,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B05462-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/PA-23/32 Amdt 2 - Cabin Door Latch - Modification","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)  Piper PA-23 (Apache and Aztec) Series Aeroplanes\n\n \n\nAD/PA-23/32\n\nAmdt 2\n\n\nCabin Door Latch - Modification 11/67\n\n \n\nApplicability: Models PA-23-160 and PA-23-250 not fitted with push button internal auxiliary door lock as standard equipment.\n\n \n\nRequirement: Modify the cabin door latch so that it cannot be inadvertently released in flight.\n\nJames Air Charter drawing No. JAC 11 is an acceptable modification.\n\n \n\nCompliance: Before 15 May 1967.\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2325},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The directive maintains its original narrow scope of mandating a specific safety modification to cabin door latches on designated Piper aircraft models to prevent inadvertent in-flight door release."},"complexity_factors":["Single, specific technical requirement with no subsections or conditions","No defined terms or interpretation section","No cross-references to other legislative provisions","Clear applicability criteria identifying specific aircraft models by designation","Straightforward compliance pathway referencing a single acceptable engineering drawing"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this is:** This is a safety directive (called an Airworthiness Directive) issued under the Civil Aviation Regulations for specific Piper aircraft.\n\n**Who it affects:** Owners and operators of Piper PA-23 Apache and Aztec aeroplanes (models PA-23-160 and PA-23-250) that were not originally fitted with a push-button internal auxiliary door lock as standard equipment.\n\n**What it requires:** You must modify the cabin door latch mechanism to prevent it from accidentally opening during flight. This addresses a safety risk where the door could inadvertently release while the aircraft is airborne.\n\n**How to comply:** You can use a specific engineering drawing (James Air Charter Drawing No. JAC 11) as an approved method to make this modification.\n\n**When:** The directive originally required compliance before 15 May 1967."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-pa-23-32-amdt-2-cabin-door-latch-modification","history":"/api/acts/ad-pa-23-32-amdt-2-cabin-door-latch-modification/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-pa-23-32-amdt-2-cabin-door-latch-modification/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-pa-23-32-amdt-2-cabin-door-latch-modification/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-pa-23-32-amdt-2-cabin-door-latch-modification/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-pa-23-32-amdt-2-cabin-door-latch-modification/documents"}}