{"id":"F2006B05734","name":"AD/PA-31/3 - Aileron Cable - Inspection","slug":"ad-pa-31-3-aileron-cable-inspection","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":135541,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B05734-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/PA-31/3 - Aileron Cable - 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-31 Series Aeroplanes\n\n \n\nAD/PA-31/3 Aileron Cable - Inspection 8/68\n\nApplicability: All models with S/Nos. 31-2 to 31-166, 31-168 to 31-180, 31-182, 31-185, 31-187 to\n\n31-192, 31-194 and 31-197.\n\n \n\nDocument: Piper SB No. 276.\n\n \n\nCompliance: Within 25 hours time in service after 4 July 1968.\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\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1232},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This directive maintains its original narrow scope: a specific safety inspection for particular aircraft models and serial numbers regarding a single component (aileron cables). This is consistent with standard airworthiness directive practice."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision with no subsections","No defined terms or interpretation section","Simple applicability test based solely on aircraft serial number","Single external reference to technical standard (Piper SB No. 276)","No conditional exceptions or nested clauses"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This is a safety directive (called an **Airworthiness Directive**) that mandates an inspection of the aileron cables on specific Piper PA-31 aircraft.\n\n**Who it affects:** Owners and operators of Piper PA-31 aeroplanes with specific serial numbers (ranging from 31-2 to 31-197, with several exclusions).\n\n**What you must do:** If your aircraft is on the list, you must have the aileron cables inspected according to **Piper Service Bulletin No. 276** within 25 hours of flying time after 4 July 1968.\n\n**Why it matters:** This prevents catastrophic failure of the control cables that move the ailerons (the flaps on the wings that make the plane turn), ensuring the aircraft remains safe to fly."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-pa-31-3-aileron-cable-inspection","history":"/api/acts/ad-pa-31-3-aileron-cable-inspection/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-pa-31-3-aileron-cable-inspection/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-pa-31-3-aileron-cable-inspection/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-pa-31-3-aileron-cable-inspection/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-pa-31-3-aileron-cable-inspection/documents"}}