{"id":"F2008L04499","name":"AD/PA-30/16 - System Voltage Decal - Installation - CANCELLED","slug":"ad-pa-30-16-system-voltage-decal-installation-cancelled","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":76532,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L04499-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Piper PA-30 & 39 (Twin Comanche) Series ","sectionType":"division","heading":"Piper PA-30 & 39 (Twin Comanche) Series Aeroplanes","content":"### Piper PA-30 & 39 (Twin Comanche) Series Aeroplanes\n\n| AD/PA-30/16 | System Voltage Decal - Installation | 13/2008 |\n| ----------- | ----------------------------------- | ------- |\n\n| Requirement: | CANCELLED.                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |\n| ------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n|              | This AD is cancelled on 18 December 2008.                                                                                                                                                                                    |\n| Background:  | This unique Australian AD specified installation of a system voltage decal adjacent to the external power connection. The AD was not based on a Piper service document. The AD was issued in 1972 and is no longer required. |\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nJames Coyne  \nDelegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority\n\n6 November 2008","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"AD/PA-30/16","sectionType":"part","heading":"AD/PA-30/16","content":"## AD/PA-30/16","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"System Voltage Decal - Installation","sectionType":"part","heading":"System Voltage Decal - Installation","content":"## System Voltage Decal - Installation","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"13/2008","sectionType":"part","heading":"13/2008","content":"## 13/2008","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1678},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument eliminates the previous scope entirely by cancelling the 1972 directive, rather than expanding or modifying the original requirements. The decal mandate no longer applies to any aircraft."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (cancellation only)","No defined terms or interpretation section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references","Minimal background explanation with clear effective date"],"plain_english_summary":"This document officially scraps a 1972 aviation safety rule that required owners of **Piper PA-30 and PA-39 Twin Comanche aircraft** to install a sticker (decal) showing the electrical system voltage next to the external power connection point.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Cancels Airworthiness Directive AD/PA-30/16 effective 18 December 2008\n- Removes the legal obligation for aircraft owners to maintain this specific decal\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThe Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) determined this uniquely Australian requirement—originally created without manufacturer support—is no longer necessary for flight safety. Owners of these specific aircraft models are no longer required to comply with the old rule."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-pa-30-16-system-voltage-decal-installation-cancelled","history":"/api/acts/ad-pa-30-16-system-voltage-decal-installation-cancelled/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-pa-30-16-system-voltage-decal-installation-cancelled/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-pa-30-16-system-voltage-decal-installation-cancelled/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-pa-30-16-system-voltage-decal-installation-cancelled/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-pa-30-16-system-voltage-decal-installation-cancelled/documents"}}