{"id":"F2006B05643","name":"AD/PA-28/89 - Aircraft Repair","slug":"ad-pa-28-89-aircraft-repair","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":135324,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B05643-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/PA-28/89 - Aircraft Repair","content":"COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 \\- 105 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY\n\nSCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES\n\n![](image.001.png)  \nPiper PA-28 Series Aeroplanes\n\nAD/PA-28/89 Aircraft Repair 3/91\n\nApplicability: All aircraft which have been repaired by Capricorn Aircraft Repair of Thangool, QLD., between 2 December 1985 and 29 November 1990.\n\nRequirement: Inspect the aircraft and determine whether previous repairs carried out by Capricorn Aircraft Repair are supported by approved data, and where approved, that the replacement components used in the repair are identical to the components they replaced or are approved as replacement components.\n\nNote 1: Aircraft found not to have been repaired to approved data or to contain non identical or non approved components will be required to have any deficiencies rectified prior to further flight\n\nNote 2: The Authority is to be advised of any aircraft inspected as a result of this directive.\n\nCompliance: At the next scheduled inspection for Maintenance Release after 21 March 1991.\n\nBackground: An inspection of aircraft repaired by Capricorn Aircraft Repair has revealed discrepancies in both structural repair data and replacement components.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2310},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This directive maintains its original narrow scope targeting only aircraft repaired by the specific facility during the identified time period. There is no evidence of expansion beyond the original safety concern regarding Capricorn Aircraft Repair's practices."},"complexity_factors":["Single, clearly defined applicability criteria (specific repair shop and date range)","Straightforward inspection requirement with no nested conditions or exceptions","No defined terms section or complex cross-referencing to other legislative instruments","Limited to one aircraft model series (Piper PA-28)"],"plain_english_summary":"This mandatory CASA safety order requires owners of Piper PA‑28 aircraft repaired by Capricorn Aircraft Repair in Thangool, QLD between 2 Dec 1985 and 29 Nov 1990 to have their aircraft inspected at the next scheduled maintenance after 21 Mar 1991. Inspections must verify repairs used approved engineering data and approved or identical parts, and results must be reported to CASA; aircraft with non‑compliant repairs or parts must be rectified before flying."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-pa-28-89-aircraft-repair","history":"/api/acts/ad-pa-28-89-aircraft-repair/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-pa-28-89-aircraft-repair/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-pa-28-89-aircraft-repair/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-pa-28-89-aircraft-repair/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-pa-28-89-aircraft-repair/documents"}}