{"id":"F2006B05825","name":"AD/PA-32/30 - Stall Warning Light - Relocation","slug":"ad-pa-32-30-stall-warning-light-relocation","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":135801,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B05825-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/PA-32/30 - Stall Warning Light - Relocation","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-32 (Cherokee Six) Series Aeroplanes\n\n \n\nAD/PA-32/30 Stall Warning Light - Relocation 7/74\n\nApplicability: All model PA32-260 with S/Nos. 32-7300001 to 32-7300024 and Model PA32-300 with S/Nos. 32-7340001 to 32-7340081.\n\n \n\nDocument: Piper SB No. 403.\n\n \n\nCompliance: Within 100 hours time in service after 31 July 1974.\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":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a discrete, single-issue safety directive from 1974 (as indicated by the '7/74' suffix). It addresses one specific technical modification for a limited fleet of aircraft. There is no evidence of scope creep; it remains precisely targeted at the original safety concern regarding stall warning light positioning in early PA-32 models."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short document (approximately 150 words)","Only 4 operative provisions: applicability, reference document, compliance deadline, and subject matter","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling regulation (CAR 1998 Part 39)","Simple conditional logic: if you own these specific serial numbers, you must comply","Single compliance pathway with clear deadline (100 hours after fixed date)"],"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-32 Cherokee Six aircraft to **relocate the stall warning light** (the warning indicator that alerts pilots when the plane is approaching a stall). The directive references Piper Service Bulletin No. 403, which contains the technical instructions for this modification.\n\n**Who it affects:** \n- **Model PA32-260** with serial numbers 32-7300001 through 32-7300024\n- **Model PA32-300** with serial numbers 32-7340001 through 32-7340081\n\nThese are specific early-production aircraft from 1973-1974.\n\n**When it had to be done:** Within 100 hours of flight time after 31 July 1974.\n\n**Why it matters:** Stall warning systems are critical safety equipment. A poorly positioned warning light could fail to alert the pilot in time, potentially leading to loss of control. This AD ensures the warning is visible and effective, reducing the risk of accidents during low-speed flight phases like takeoff and landing.\n\n**Bottom line:** If you owned one of these specific Piper aircraft in 1974, you were legally required to move the stall warning light to a new location within a certain timeframe to keep flying legally."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The AD's scope, as expressed in the text provided, is limited and specific: it requires relocation of the stall warning light for the listed PA-32 serial numbers and directs compliance with Piper SB No. 403 within a fixed 100‑hour time window (Applicability; Document; Compliance). There is no indication in the supplied text that the scope departs from this expressed requirement."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, explicit applicability limited to two PA-32 model groups and specific serial number ranges (Applicability)","Mandates a single, specific modification (relocation of stall warning light) rather than multiple actions (title)","Relies on an external technical document (Piper SB No. 403) for procedural detail rather than embedding procedures in the AD (Document)","Fixed and short compliance window (100 hours time in service after 31 July 1974) which concentrates scheduling decisions (Compliance)","No additional operational, recordkeeping or certification procedures specified in the AD text (simplicity increases but shifts detail to the SB) (Document)"],"plain_english_summary":"This AD from the Civil Aviation Safety Authority requires owners/operators of specified Piper PA‑32‑260 and PA‑32‑300 serial-number ranges to relocate the stall‑warning light per Piper Service Bulletin No. 403. The modification must be completed within 100 hours TIS after 31 July 1974, with costs, scheduling and technical compliance obligations falling to the aircraft owners/operators."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-pa-32-30-stall-warning-light-relocation","history":"/api/acts/ad-pa-32-30-stall-warning-light-relocation/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-pa-32-30-stall-warning-light-relocation/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-pa-32-30-stall-warning-light-relocation/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-pa-32-30-stall-warning-light-relocation/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-pa-32-30-stall-warning-light-relocation/documents"}}