{"id":"F2006B05602","name":"AD/PA-28/44 - Rear Seat Belt Attachment - Modification","slug":"ad-pa-28-44-rear-seat-belt-attachment-modification","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":135212,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B05602-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/PA-28/44 - Rear Seat Belt Attachment - 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-28 Series Aeroplanes\n\n \n\nAD/PA-28/44 Rear Seat Belt Attachment - Modification 6/74\n\nApplicability: Models PA-28-140 with S/Nos. 28-7225001 to 28-7325674, PA-28-180 with S/Nos. 28-7205001 to 28-7305601, PA-28-235 with S/Nos. 28-7210001 to 28-7310176, PA-\n\n28R-200 with S/Nos. 28R-7235001 to 28R-7335446.\n\n \n\nDocument: Piper SB No. 393.\n\n \n\nCompliance: Within 100 hours time in service after 28 June 1974.\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","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1467},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This directive remains strictly limited to its original purpose: correcting a specific safety defect in rear seat belt attachments for defined Piper aircraft. There is no evidence of scope expansion into unrelated systems or aircraft types."},"complexity_factors":["No interpretation section or defined terms - language is technical but straightforward","Single compliance action required (modify per Service Bulletin 393)","Applicability determined by specific aircraft model and serial number ranges only","Requires reference to external technical document (Piper SB 393) to identify exact modification steps","Clear deadline: 100 hours 'time in service' after 28 June 1974"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this is:** An Airworthiness Directive (a mandatory safety order) requiring owners of specific Piper Cherokee aircraft to fix how the rear seat belts are attached.\n\n**Who it affects:** Owners of particular Piper PA-28 models built in the early 1970s, specifically:\n- Cherokee 140 (serial numbers 28-7225001 to 28-7325674)\n- Cherokee 180 (serial numbers 28-7205001 to 28-7305601)  \n- Cherokee 235 (serial numbers 28-7210001 to 28-7310176)\n- Arrow 200 (serial numbers 28R-7235001 to 28R-7335446)\n\n**What you must do:** Modify the rear seat belt attachments according to Piper Service Bulletin No. 393 within 100 hours of flying time after 28 June 1974.\n\n**Why it matters:** This ensures rear seat passengers are properly restrained during turbulence or accidents. The original factory attachments on these specific aircraft were found to be inadequate."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-pa-28-44-rear-seat-belt-attachment-modification","history":"/api/acts/ad-pa-28-44-rear-seat-belt-attachment-modification/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-pa-28-44-rear-seat-belt-attachment-modification/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-pa-28-44-rear-seat-belt-attachment-modification/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-pa-28-44-rear-seat-belt-attachment-modification/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-pa-28-44-rear-seat-belt-attachment-modification/documents"}}