{"id":"F2008L01879","name":"AD/PA-28/48 - Outer Wing Spar - Inspection - CANCELLED","slug":"ad-pa-28-48-outer-wing-spar-inspection-cancelled","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":74104,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L01879-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Piper PA-28 Series Aeroplanes","sectionType":"division","heading":"Piper PA-28 Series Aeroplanes","content":"### Piper PA-28 Series Aeroplanes\n\n| AD/PA-28/48 | Outer Wing Spar - Inspection | 7/2008 |\n| ----------- | ---------------------------- | ------ |\n\n| Requirement: | CANCELLED.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |\n| ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |\n|              | This AD is cancelled on 3 July 2008.                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |\n| Background:  | This Directive specified inspection of the outer wing spar in accordance with USA FAA AD 74-19-01. This Directive and 74-19-01 required compliance in 1974 so all affected aircraft would have been modified long ago. Hence, this AD is no longer required. |\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nDavid Villiers  \nDelegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority\n\n19 May 2008","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"AD/PA-28/48","sectionType":"part","heading":"AD/PA-28/48","content":"## AD/PA-28/48","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Outer Wing Spar - Inspection","sectionType":"part","heading":"Outer Wing Spar - Inspection","content":"## Outer Wing Spar - Inspection","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"7/2008","sectionType":"part","heading":"7/2008","content":"## 7/2008","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":3493},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument remains strictly limited to its original purpose of administratively removing an obsolete requirement. It does not expand regulatory scope or introduce new obligations."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision consisting of one word: 'CANCELLED'","No definitions, cross-references to other Australian legislation, or regulatory conditions","No exceptions, exemptions, or procedural steps","Background is purely historical narrative with no legal operative effect"],"plain_english_summary":"This document officially cancels an outdated aviation safety rule for **Piper PA-28 aircraft** (light planes commonly used for flight training). \n\n**What it does:**\n- Removes a requirement to inspect the *outer wing spar* (a major structural part of the wing)\n- The inspection was originally required by an American safety rule (FAA AD 74-19-01) with a compliance deadline of **1974**\n\n**Why it matters:**\nSince the deadline was over 30 years ago, every affected aircraft would have already been inspected and modified. The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has cancelled the rule because it is now redundant—there are no more planes left to fix."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-pa-28-48-outer-wing-spar-inspection-cancelled","history":"/api/acts/ad-pa-28-48-outer-wing-spar-inspection-cancelled/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-pa-28-48-outer-wing-spar-inspection-cancelled/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-pa-28-48-outer-wing-spar-inspection-cancelled/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-pa-28-48-outer-wing-spar-inspection-cancelled/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-pa-28-48-outer-wing-spar-inspection-cancelled/documents"}}