{"id":"F2008L03260","name":"AD/PA-32/16 - Control Wheel Retaining Pin - Modification - CANCELLED","slug":"ad-pa-32-16-control-wheel-retaining-pin-modification-cancelled","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":75368,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L03260-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Piper PA-32 (Cherokee Six) Series Aeropl","sectionType":"division","heading":"Piper PA-32 (Cherokee Six) Series Aeroplanes","content":"### Piper PA-32 (Cherokee Six) Series Aeroplanes\n\n| AD/PA-32/16 | Control Wheel Retaining Pin - Modification | 10/2008 |\n| ----------- | ------------------------------------------ | ------- |\n\n| Requirement: | CANCELLED.                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |\n| ------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n|              | This AD is cancelled on 25 September 2008.                                                                                                                                                                                          |\n| Background:  | This AD specified Piper SB No. 295 which called for once-only modification of the control wheel. This AD was based on USA AD 69-15-01. The ADs and SB No. 295 required compliance in 1969 so the unsafe condition no longer exists. |\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nDavid Villiers  \nDelegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority\n\n12 August 2008","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"AD/PA-32/16","sectionType":"part","heading":"AD/PA-32/16","content":"## AD/PA-32/16","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Control Wheel Retaining Pin - Modificati","sectionType":"part","heading":"Control Wheel Retaining Pin - Modification","content":"## Control Wheel Retaining Pin - Modification","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"10/2008","sectionType":"part","heading":"10/2008","content":"## 10/2008","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1814},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument eliminates all regulatory scope by cancelling the previous Airworthiness Directive entirely, rather than expanding the legislation's reach. The scope is reduced to zero; it has not grown beyond the original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (cancellation of previous instrument)","No defined terms or interpretation section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements","No cross-references to active legislative provisions (only historical references to superseded bulletins and US regulations)","Extremely brief (approximately 100 words of substantive content)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This document formally cancels an old aviation safety rule (called an **Airworthiness Directive** or AD) that applied to Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six aeroplanes.\n\n**Who it affects:** Owners and operators of Piper PA-32 series aircraft. However, since this merely removes a rule that was already satisfied decades ago, no action is required.\n\n**Why it matters:** The original rule (from 1969) required a one-time mechanical modification to the control wheel retaining pin to prevent safety issues. Because all affected aircraft were required to complete this fix by 1969, the unsafe condition no longer exists in any operational aircraft. The Civil Aviation Safety Authority is cleaning up the rulebook by formally cancelling this obsolete requirement effective 25 September 2008."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-pa-32-16-control-wheel-retaining-pin-modification-cancelled","history":"/api/acts/ad-pa-32-16-control-wheel-retaining-pin-modification-cancelled/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-pa-32-16-control-wheel-retaining-pin-modification-cancelled/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-pa-32-16-control-wheel-retaining-pin-modification-cancelled/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-pa-32-16-control-wheel-retaining-pin-modification-cancelled/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-pa-32-16-control-wheel-retaining-pin-modification-cancelled/documents"}}