{"id":"F2006B05829","name":"AD/PA-32/34 Amdt 1 - Main Landing Gear Cylinder Cracking","slug":"ad-pa-32-34-amdt-1-main-landing-gear-cylinder-cracking","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":135814,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B05829-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/PA-32/34 Amdt 1 - Main Landing Gear Cylinder Cracking","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-32/34\n\nAmdt 1\n\n\nMain Landing Gear Cylinder Cracking 12/85\n\n \n\nApplicability: All models with fixed landing gear.\n\n \n\nRequirement: Visually inspect the landing gear cylinder for cracks at the base of each torque link attachment lug.\n\n \n\nCompliance: Within 100 hours time in service after 31 December 1974 and there- after at each issue of a new Maintenance Release.\n\n \n\nBackground:  This amendment revises the compliance requirement to coincide with varying periodic inspection intervals.\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":2055},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Amendment 1 is a procedural adjustment only. It narrows the administrative burden by aligning the inspection schedule with existing periodic maintenance intervals, but does not expand or alter the substantive safety requirement, applicability, or the nature of the inspection itself."},"complexity_factors":["Single, unambiguous operational requirement (visual inspection only)","No definitions section or interpreted terms","Clear linear compliance timeline with only two triggering events","No exceptions, exemptions, or conditional provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This Airworthiness Directive mandates visual inspection of the main landing gear cylinders on fixed‑gear Piper PA‑32 (Cherokee Six) aircraft registered in Australia, checking for cracks at the base of the torque‑link attachment lugs. Owners/operators must inspect within 100 flight hours after 31 Dec 1974 and thereafter each time a Maintenance Release is issued. The rule prevents landing‑gear collapse by catching fatigue cracks before they cause accidents."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-pa-32-34-amdt-1-main-landing-gear-cylinder-cracking","history":"/api/acts/ad-pa-32-34-amdt-1-main-landing-gear-cylinder-cracking/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-pa-32-34-amdt-1-main-landing-gear-cylinder-cracking/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-pa-32-34-amdt-1-main-landing-gear-cylinder-cracking/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-pa-32-34-amdt-1-main-landing-gear-cylinder-cracking/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-pa-32-34-amdt-1-main-landing-gear-cylinder-cracking/documents"}}