{"id":"F2006B05680","name":"AD/PA-30/6 - Baggage Door Latch - Inspection","slug":"ad-pa-30-6-baggage-door-latch-inspection","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":135435,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B05680-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/PA-30/6 - Baggage Door Latch - Inspection","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-30 & 39 (Twin Comanche) Series Aeroplanes\n\n \n\nAD/PA-30/6 Baggage Door Latch - Inspection 9/66\n\nApplicability: Model PA-30 with S/Nos. 30-853, 30-902 to 30-1087, 30-1089 to 30-1093, 30-1095,\n\n30-1096, 30-1098 to 30-1106, 30-1109, 30-1112, 30-1113, 30-1117, 30-1120, 30-\n\n1127 and 30-1129 to 30-1137.\n\n \n\nDocument: Piper SL No. 478. Compliance: Forthwith.\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\n \n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a discrete, targeted safety directive addressing a specific mechanical defect in specific aircraft. It has not expanded beyond its original purpose — it remains a single-issue maintenance requirement for a defined fleet subset."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short document — only 8 substantive lines","Single, specific mechanical requirement (one inspection)","Limited applicability — only 27 specific serial numbers listed, no broad classes","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling regulations (Part 39)","Simple binary compliance structure: applicable or not applicable","No conditional logic, exceptions, or alternative compliance methods"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this is:** This is an **Airworthiness Directive (AD)** — a mandatory safety order issued by Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) under the Civil Aviation Regulations 1998.\n\n**What it does:** It requires owners and operators of specific Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche aircraft to inspect the **baggage door latch** (the locking mechanism for the luggage compartment). The directive references a Piper Service Letter (SL No. 478) which contains the detailed inspection instructions.\n\n**Who it affects:** Only specific serial numbers of the Piper PA-30 model — a list of 27 individual aircraft serial numbers ranging from 30-853 to 30-1137, with many gaps in between. If your aircraft isn't on this exact list, this directive doesn't apply to you.\n\n**Why it matters:** Baggage door latches can fail in flight, potentially causing the door to open unexpectedly. This creates a safety hazard — the door could strike the aircraft structure, cause damage, or create dangerous aerodynamic effects. The \"Forthwith\" compliance requirement means this inspection must be done **immediately** — not at the next scheduled maintenance.\n\n**Key takeaway:** If you own or operate one of these specific Piper aircraft, you must inspect the baggage door latch right away following Piper's Service Letter 478 instructions."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The supplied text sets a single, clearly delimited scope: inspection of the baggage door latch on specified PA-30 serial numbers. The document does not indicate any change from an earlier or different scope; it is limited to the listed aircraft and to following Piper SL No. 478 with immediate compliance (Applicability; Document; Compliance)."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, explicit applicability: only specific PA-30 serial numbers are affected (Applicability).","No procedural detail in the AD itself; compliance requires consulting Piper SL No. 478 (Document), creating a dependency on an external technical document.","Immediate compliance required by the term \"Forthwith,\" reducing scheduling flexibility (Compliance).","Long list of serial numbers increases administrative effort to check applicability for each aircraft owner/operator (Applicability).","Regulatory provenance and clear directive reduce interpretive ambiguity (header; Compliance)."],"plain_english_summary":"This AD orders an immediate inspection of the baggage-door latch on specified Piper PA-30 (Twin Comanche) serial numbers, requiring operators to follow procedures in Piper Service Letter No. 478.  \n\nIt affects listed aircraft owners/operators, who must arrange and pay for the inspection and any corrective work without delay; the AD’s “Forthwith” timing leaves little discretion to defer the action."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-pa-30-6-baggage-door-latch-inspection","history":"/api/acts/ad-pa-30-6-baggage-door-latch-inspection/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-pa-30-6-baggage-door-latch-inspection/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-pa-30-6-baggage-door-latch-inspection/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-pa-30-6-baggage-door-latch-inspection/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-pa-30-6-baggage-door-latch-inspection/documents"}}