{"id":"F2008L04501","name":"AD/PA-30/18 - Bonding Points - Installation - CANCELLED","slug":"ad-pa-30-18-bonding-points-installation-cancelled","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":76537,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L04501-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Piper PA-30 & 39 (Twin Comanche) Series ","sectionType":"division","heading":"Piper PA-30 &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-30/18 | Bonding Points - 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 electrical bonding points at each fuel filling point, and on the nose gear leg or both main gear legs. 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-30/18","sectionType":"part","heading":"AD/PA-30/18","content":"## AD/PA-30/18","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Bonding Points - Installation","sectionType":"part","heading":"Bonding Points - Installation","content":"## Bonding Points - 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":2894},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument eliminates the scope entirely by cancelling the previous directive rather than expanding or modifying it."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (cancellation clause with no conditions)","No defined terms or interpretation section","No cross-references to other legislation (except the instrument being cancelled)","No exceptions, exemptions, or procedural requirements"],"plain_english_summary":"**This document cancels an old aircraft safety rule.**\n\nThis instrument formally scraps a 1972 requirement that applied to Piper PA-30 and PA-39 Twin Comanche aeroplanes.\n\n**What the cancelled rule required:**\nOwners had to install electrical bonding points (metal connections that safely dissipate static electricity to prevent sparks) at:\n- Every fuel filling point, and\n- On the nose gear leg or both main landing gear legs\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThe Civil Aviation Safety Authority determined this specific Australian requirement is no longer necessary for safety. Unlike most maintenance rules, this one was not based on the plane manufacturer's guidelines. This cancellation means owners and operators of these aircraft no longer need to install or maintain these specific bonding points to comply with this directive."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-pa-30-18-bonding-points-installation-cancelled","history":"/api/acts/ad-pa-30-18-bonding-points-installation-cancelled/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-pa-30-18-bonding-points-installation-cancelled/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-pa-30-18-bonding-points-installation-cancelled/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-pa-30-18-bonding-points-installation-cancelled/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-pa-30-18-bonding-points-installation-cancelled/documents"}}