{"id":"F2008L01891","name":"AD/PA-28/82 - Rudder Torque Tube Attachment Fitting and Hardware - Inspection - CANCELLED","slug":"ad-pa-28-82-rudder-torque-tube-attachment-fitting-and-hardware-inspection-cancelled","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":74119,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L01891-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Piper PA-28 Series Aeroplanes","sectionType":"division","heading":"Piper PA-28 Series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-28/82 | Rudder Torque Tube Attachment Fittingand Hardware - Inspection | 7/2008 |\n| ----------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ |\n\n| Requirement: | CANCELLED.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |\n| ------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n|              | This AD is cancelled on 3 July 2008.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |\n| Background:  | This unique Australian AD required a once-only inspection of the rudder torque tube attachment in accordance with Piper SB No. 699. The AD required compliance within 100 hours time in service after July 1981. As all affected aircraft would have been modified long ago, this AD is no longer required. |\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nDavid Villiers  \nDelegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority\n\n20 May 2008","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"AD/PA-28/82","sectionType":"part","heading":"AD/PA-28/82","content":"## AD/PA-28/82","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Rudder Torque Tube Attachment Fittingand","sectionType":"part","heading":"Rudder Torque Tube Attachment Fittingand Hardware - Inspection","content":"## Rudder Torque Tube Attachment Fitting  \nand Hardware - 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":2568},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument performs the standard function of cancelling an Airworthiness Directive once the mandated safety action has been universally implemented or the risk has otherwise passed."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (cancellation)","No defined terms or interpretation section","No cross-references to other legislation","No conditional logic or nested exceptions"],"plain_english_summary":"This cancels a long-expired Airworthiness Directive that required a one-time inspection of the rudder torque-tube attachment fitting on Piper PA-28 series aircraft. The inspection deadline lapsed decades ago, so the AD is now redundant.\n\nOwners and operators of affected PA-28 models no longer need to comply with that specific inspection requirement."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-pa-28-82-rudder-torque-tube-attachment-fitting-and-hardware-inspection-cancelled","history":"/api/acts/ad-pa-28-82-rudder-torque-tube-attachment-fitting-and-hardware-inspection-cancelled/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-pa-28-82-rudder-torque-tube-attachment-fitting-and-hardware-inspection-cancelled/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-pa-28-82-rudder-torque-tube-attachment-fitting-and-hardware-inspection-cancelled/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-pa-28-82-rudder-torque-tube-attachment-fitting-and-hardware-inspection-cancelled/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-pa-28-82-rudder-torque-tube-attachment-fitting-and-hardware-inspection-cancelled/documents"}}