{"id":"F2008L03252","name":"AD/PA-32/61 - Stabilator Skin - Inspection - CANCELLED","slug":"ad-pa-32-61-stabilator-skin-inspection-cancelled","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":75353,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L03252-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Piper PA-32 (Cherokee Six) Series Aeropl","sectionType":"division","heading":"Piper PA-32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-32/61 | Stabilator Skin - Inspection | 10/2008 |\n| ----------- | ---------------------------- | ------- |\n\n| Requirement: | CANCELLED.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |\n| ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |\n|              | This AD is cancelled on 25 September 2008.                                                                                                                                                                                                             |\n| Background:  | This unique Australian AD specified once-only inspection for cracking of the stabilator skin. The AD was not based on a Piper service document. Compliance was required within 25 hours time in service after June 1979. The AD is no longer required. |\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nDavid Villiers  \nDelegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority\n\n14 August 2008","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"AD/PA-32/61","sectionType":"part","heading":"AD/PA-32/61","content":"## AD/PA-32/61","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Stabilator Skin - Inspection","sectionType":"part","heading":"Stabilator Skin - Inspection","content":"## Stabilator Skin - Inspection","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":1152},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly as intended - it formally revokes Airworthiness Directive AD/PA-32/61. The scope is limited strictly to the cancellation of the previous stabilator skin inspection requirement without any expansion into new regulatory areas or additional compliance obligations."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision cancelling a previous instrument","No defined terms or interpretation section","No cross-references to other legislation","No conditional logic or exceptions","Extremely brief - essentially a notice of revocation"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This document officially cancels an old aviation safety rule (called an Airworthiness Directive) that required owners of specific light aircraft to inspect their tail sections for cracks.\n\n**Who is affected:** Owners and operators of **Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six** aeroplanes.\n\n**The cancelled rule:** Previously, owners had to perform a one-time inspection of the **stabilator skin** (the movable surface on the tail that controls the plane's up-and-down movement) to check for cracking. This had to be done within 25 flying hours after June 1979.\n\n**What changes:** As of **25 September 2008**, this inspection is no longer legally required. The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has determined this safety check is no longer necessary.\n\n**Why it matters:** If you own one of these aircraft, you no longer need to perform this specific inspection to keep your plane legally airworthy, though general maintenance rules still apply."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-pa-32-61-stabilator-skin-inspection-cancelled","history":"/api/acts/ad-pa-32-61-stabilator-skin-inspection-cancelled/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-pa-32-61-stabilator-skin-inspection-cancelled/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-pa-32-61-stabilator-skin-inspection-cancelled/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-pa-32-61-stabilator-skin-inspection-cancelled/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-pa-32-61-stabilator-skin-inspection-cancelled/documents"}}