{"id":"F2008L03714","name":"AD/PA-24/22 - Baggage Door Latch - Inspection - CANCELLED","slug":"ad-pa-24-22-baggage-door-latch-inspection-cancelled","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":75431,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L03714-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Piper PA-24 (Comanche) Series Aeroplanes","sectionType":"division","heading":"Piper PA-24 (Comanche) Series Aeroplanes","content":"### Piper PA-24 (Comanche) Series Aeroplanes\n\n| AD/PA-24/22 | Baggage Door Latch - Inspection | 11/2008 |\n| ----------- | ------------------------------- | ------- |\n\n| Requirement: | CANCELLED.                                                                                                                                                                                              |\n| ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n|              | This AD is cancelled on 23 October 2008.                                                                                                                                                                |\n| Background:  | This Australian AD specified inspection of the baggage door latch in accordance with Piper SL No. 478 and USA AD 66-18-04. Compliance was required before September 1971. The AD is no longer required. |\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nDavid Villiers  \nDelegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority\n\n8 September 2008","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"AD/PA-24/22","sectionType":"part","heading":"AD/PA-24/22","content":"## AD/PA-24/22","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Baggage Door Latch - Inspection","sectionType":"part","heading":"Baggage Door Latch - Inspection","content":"## Baggage Door Latch - Inspection","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"11/2008","sectionType":"part","heading":"11/2008","content":"## 11/2008","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2964},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Originally intended to mandate specific safety inspections, this version completely reverses the instrument's effect, eliminating the obligation rather than enforcing it."},"complexity_factors":["Consists essentially of a single operative word: 'CANCELLED'","No defined terms, interpretation section, or legal jargon","No conditions, exceptions, or procedural requirements","Only cross-references are historical (superseded documents from 1971)","Extremely short—effectively one sentence of law plus explanatory background"],"plain_english_summary":"This directive kills off a decades-old maintenance rule for Piper Comanche aircraft.\n\n**What it does:** Cancels a requirement for owners to inspect baggage door latches—a rule that was originally meant to be done before September 1971. The Civil Aviation Safety Authority has decided this inspection is no longer needed.\n\n**Who it affects:** Owners and operators of Piper PA-24 Comanche series aeroplanes.\n\n**Why it matters:** Removes a redundant safety obligation, saving owners time and money on maintenance that regulators now consider unnecessary."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-pa-24-22-baggage-door-latch-inspection-cancelled","history":"/api/acts/ad-pa-24-22-baggage-door-latch-inspection-cancelled/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-pa-24-22-baggage-door-latch-inspection-cancelled/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-pa-24-22-baggage-door-latch-inspection-cancelled/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-pa-24-22-baggage-door-latch-inspection-cancelled/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-pa-24-22-baggage-door-latch-inspection-cancelled/documents"}}