{"id":"F2008L02492","name":"AD/PA-31/3 - Aileron Cable - Inspection - CANCELLED","slug":"ad-pa-31-3-aileron-cable-inspection-cancelled","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":74445,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L02492-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Piper PA-31 Series Aeroplanes","sectionType":"division","heading":"Piper PA-31 Series Aeroplanes","content":"### Piper PA-31 Series Aeroplanes\n\n| AD/PA-31/3 | Aileron Cable - Inspection | 8/2008 |\n| ---------- | -------------------------- | ------ |\n\n| Requirement: | CANCELLED.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |\n| ------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n|              | This AD is cancelled on 31 July 2008.                                                                                                                                                                                                     |\n| Background:  | This unique Australian AD required once-only inspection of aileron cables in accordance with Piper SB No. 276. The AD required compliance within 25 hours TIS after July 1968 so all affected aircraft would have been modified long ago. |\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nDavid Villiers  \nDelegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority\n\n13 June 2008","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"AD/PA-31/3","sectionType":"part","heading":"AD/PA-31/3","content":"## AD/PA-31/3","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Aileron Cable - Inspection","sectionType":"part","heading":"Aileron Cable - Inspection","content":"## Aileron Cable - Inspection","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"8/2008","sectionType":"part","heading":"8/2008","content":"## 8/2008","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2031},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The original AD imposed mandatory inspection obligations on aircraft operators. This instrument completely terminates those obligations, reducing the regulatory scope from active safety requirements to nil."},"complexity_factors":["Single operational provision (cancellation) with no ongoing compliance obligations","No defined terms section or interpretation provisions","Only external references are to the superseded AD and a manufacturer service bulletin (no legislative cross-references)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural steps"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument formally cancels Airworthiness Directive AD/PA-31/3, removing the longstanding legal requirement for owners/operators of Piper PA‑31 series aeroplanes (e.g., Navajo, Chieftain) to perform the specific aileron control cable inspection. \n\nCASA considers the directive obsolete because the original one‑time inspection deadline passed decades ago and the safety issue was resolved, so the rule is now redundant."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-pa-31-3-aileron-cable-inspection-cancelled","history":"/api/acts/ad-pa-31-3-aileron-cable-inspection-cancelled/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-pa-31-3-aileron-cable-inspection-cancelled/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-pa-31-3-aileron-cable-inspection-cancelled/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-pa-31-3-aileron-cable-inspection-cancelled/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-pa-31-3-aileron-cable-inspection-cancelled/documents"}}