{"id":"F2009L00217","name":"AD/PA-23/86 - Ammeter Cable Clamp - Inspection and Replacement - CANCELLED","slug":"ad-pa-23-86-ammeter-cable-clamp-inspection-and-replacement-cancelled","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":76685,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L00217-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Piper PA-23 (Apache and Aztec) Series Ae","sectionType":"division","heading":"Piper PA-23 (Apache and Aztec) Series Aeroplanes","content":"### Piper PA-23 (Apache and Aztec) Series Aeroplanes\n\n| AD/PA-23/86 | Ammeter Cable Clamp - Inspectionand Replacement | 2/2009 |\n| ----------- | ----------------------------------------------- | ------ |\n\n| Requirement: | CANCELLED.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |\n| ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n|              | This AD is cancelled on 12 February 2009.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |\n| Background:  | This unique Australian AD specified once-only inspection and replacement of the ammeter cable clamp. Compliance was required within 25 hours time in service after March 1993. The AD arose from the investigation of a fire in an Australian aircraft. The AD is no longer required. |\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nJames Coyne  \nDelegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority\n\n23 December 2008","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"AD/PA-23/86","sectionType":"part","heading":"AD/PA-23/86","content":"## AD/PA-23/86","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Ammeter Cable Clamp - Inspectionand Repl","sectionType":"part","heading":"Ammeter Cable Clamp - Inspectionand Replacement","content":"## Ammeter Cable Clamp - Inspection  \nand Replacement","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"2/2009","sectionType":"part","heading":"2/2009","content":"## 2/2009","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2749},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The directive has been completely cancelled, eliminating all regulatory requirements rather than expanding the scope. Originally intended to mandate specific safety inspections for aircraft components, the instrument now serves only as a termination notice with no active obligations."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision consisting of one word: 'CANCELLED'","No defined terms, interpretation clauses, or cross-references to other legislation","No conditional logic, exceptions, or compliance timelines","Substantive content limited to one paragraph of background explanation"],"plain_english_summary":"This document officially cancels a previous aviation safety rule called an **Airworthiness Directive** (a mandatory safety notice issued by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority).\n\n**What it used to require:** The original directive (issued following an aircraft fire in Australia) required owners of Piper PA-23 Apache and Aztec planes to inspect and replace the ammeter cable clamp within 25 hours of flying time after March 1993. This was to prevent electrical fires.\n\n**What changed:** As of 12 February 2009, this safety requirement is no longer in force. Owners and maintenance engineers no longer need to perform this specific inspection or replacement.\n\n**Who this affects:** Owners, operators, and maintenance providers of Piper PA-23 series aircraft registered in Australia."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-pa-23-86-ammeter-cable-clamp-inspection-and-replacement-cancelled","history":"/api/acts/ad-pa-23-86-ammeter-cable-clamp-inspection-and-replacement-cancelled/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-pa-23-86-ammeter-cable-clamp-inspection-and-replacement-cancelled/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-pa-23-86-ammeter-cable-clamp-inspection-and-replacement-cancelled/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-pa-23-86-ammeter-cable-clamp-inspection-and-replacement-cancelled/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-pa-23-86-ammeter-cable-clamp-inspection-and-replacement-cancelled/documents"}}