{"id":"F2008L03246","name":"AD/PA-32/71 - Aileron Balance Weight Attachment - Inspection and Modification - CANCELLED","slug":"ad-pa-32-71-aileron-balance-weight-attachment-inspection-and-modification-cancelled","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":75343,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L03246-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Piper PA-32 (Cherokee Six) Series Aeropl","sectionType":"division","heading":"Piper PA-32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-32/71 | Aileron Balance WeightAttachment - Inspection and Modification | 10/2008 |\n| ----------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- |\n\n| Requirement: | CANCELLED.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |\n| ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |\n|              | This AD is cancelled on 25 September 2008.                                                                                                                                                                                                       |\n| Background:  | This unique Australian AD specified modification of the aileron balance weight attachment in accordance with Piper SB No. 703, Part II. Compliance was required within 200 hours time in service after April 1981. 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-32/71","sectionType":"part","heading":"AD/PA-32/71","content":"## AD/PA-32/71","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Aileron Balance WeightAttachment - Inspe","sectionType":"part","heading":"Aileron Balance WeightAttachment - Inspection and Modification","content":"## Aileron Balance Weight  \nAttachment - Inspection and 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":1579},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument completely eliminates the scope of the original Airworthiness Directive. Where the original legislation mandated specific inspection and modification requirements for aileron balance weights, this cancellation removes all legal obligations, reducing the regulatory scope to nil."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision cancelling previous requirements","No defined terms or interpretation section","No conditional logic or exceptions","Document consists primarily of background explanation rather than substantive law"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This document officially cancels a previous safety rule (called an Airworthiness Directive or AD) that applied to specific Piper aircraft models.\n\n**Who it affects:** Owners and operators of **Piper PA-32 (Cherokee Six)** aeroplanes.\n\n**What changed:**\n- The old rule (AD/PA-32/71) required owners to inspect and modify the **aileron balance weight attachment** (a part of the wing control system) within 200 flight hours after April 1981.\n- As of **25 September 2008**, that requirement no longer exists. Owners no longer need to perform this specific inspection or modification.\n\n**Why it matters:** This removes a compliance burden and maintenance cost for operators of these aircraft, as the Civil Aviation Safety Authority determined the safety issue is no longer a concern."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-pa-32-71-aileron-balance-weight-attachment-inspection-and-modification-cancelled","history":"/api/acts/ad-pa-32-71-aileron-balance-weight-attachment-inspection-and-modification-cancelled/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-pa-32-71-aileron-balance-weight-attachment-inspection-and-modification-cancelled/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-pa-32-71-aileron-balance-weight-attachment-inspection-and-modification-cancelled/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-pa-32-71-aileron-balance-weight-attachment-inspection-and-modification-cancelled/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-pa-32-71-aileron-balance-weight-attachment-inspection-and-modification-cancelled/documents"}}