{"id":"F2006B05644","name":"AD/PA-28/9 - Battery Lead Attachment - Inspection and Modification","slug":"ad-pa-28-9-battery-lead-attachment-inspection-and-modification","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":135326,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B05644-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/PA-28/9 - Battery Lead Attachment - Inspection and 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-28/9 Battery Lead Attachment - Inspection\n\nand Modification\n\n\n12/66\n\n \n\nApplicability: All models with the battery mounted aft of the luggage locker and the main electrical power supply cable routed above the stabilator control cables.\n\n \n\nRequirement: 1. Inspect the installation of the main electrical power supply cable and verify that it is not in danger of being chafed by the stabilator cables.\n\n \n\n2. Install an additional “P” clip P/N AS755-8-2-6 midway between the existing two PVC “P” clips approximately 1 1/2 inches on the port side of the stabilator cable.\n\n \n\nCompliance: 30 December 1966.\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":1486},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The directive remains strictly limited to its original purpose of addressing the specific cable chafing hazard in defined PA-28 configurations. No evidence of expansion beyond the initial safety concern."},"complexity_factors":["Single, specific mechanical task with clear part specification","Limited applicability to defined aircraft configuration only","No defined terms, cross-references, or conditional exceptions","Two-step requirement with explicit measurements"],"plain_english_summary":"This airworthiness safety directive applies to Piper PA-28s with the battery aft of the luggage locker where the main power cable runs above the stabilator control cables. It requires inspecting the cable routing for chafe risk and installing a P‑clip (AS755-8-2-6) midway between the existing clamps, about 1.5 in (38 mm) left of the stabilator cable.\n\nThe action prevents electrical damage or restricted pitch control from cable chafing."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-pa-28-9-battery-lead-attachment-inspection-and-modification","history":"/api/acts/ad-pa-28-9-battery-lead-attachment-inspection-and-modification/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-pa-28-9-battery-lead-attachment-inspection-and-modification/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-pa-28-9-battery-lead-attachment-inspection-and-modification/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-pa-28-9-battery-lead-attachment-inspection-and-modification/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-pa-28-9-battery-lead-attachment-inspection-and-modification/documents"}}