{"id":"F2006B05586","name":"AD/PA-28/2 - Rudder and Stabilator Control Cables, Installation of Fairleads - Modification and Inspection","slug":"ad-pa-28-2-rudder-and-stabilator-control-cables-installation-of-fairleads-modification-and-inspectio","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":46622,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B05586-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/PA-28/2 - Rudder and Stabilator Control Cables, Installation of Fairleads - Modification and Inspection","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-28 Series Aeroplanes\n\n \n\nAD/PA-28/2 Rudder and Stabilator Control Cables, Installation of\n\nFairleads - Modification and Inspection\n\nApplicability: All models with S/Nos. 28-2 to 28-250. Document:  Piper SL No. 374.\n\nCompliance: Before 19 July 1962.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n\n7/62\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1730},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a targeted, original airworthiness directive from 1962 addressing a specific mechanical defect in early Piper PA-28 aircraft. It has not expanded beyond its original purpose of mandating cable fairlead installation for flight safety."},"complexity_factors":["Single, clearly defined applicability (specific serial number range 28-2 to 28-250)","One reference document only (Piper SL No. 374)","Single compliance action (install fairleads on rudder and stabilator cables)","No conditional exceptions, definitions, or nested provisions","Extremely brief (approximately 100 words of substantive text)"],"plain_english_summary":"Owners and operators of early Piper PA‑28 Cherokees (S/N 28‑2 through 28‑250) must install fairleads and inspect the rudder and stabilator control cables per Piper Service Letter No. 374. The AD mandates this modification to prevent cable chafing, binding, or failure—which could cause loss of control—and required compliance before 19 July 1962."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-pa-28-2-rudder-and-stabilator-control-cables-installation-of-fairleads-modification-and-inspectio","history":"/api/acts/ad-pa-28-2-rudder-and-stabilator-control-cables-installation-of-fairleads-modification-and-inspectio/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-pa-28-2-rudder-and-stabilator-control-cables-installation-of-fairleads-modification-and-inspectio/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-pa-28-2-rudder-and-stabilator-control-cables-installation-of-fairleads-modification-and-inspectio/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-pa-28-2-rudder-and-stabilator-control-cables-installation-of-fairleads-modification-and-inspectio/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-pa-28-2-rudder-and-stabilator-control-cables-installation-of-fairleads-modification-and-inspectio/documents"}}