{"id":"F2007L04759","name":"AD/PA-32/77 - Aircraft Repair - CANCELLED","slug":"ad-pa-32-77-aircraft-repair-cancelled","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":71288,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007L04759-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Piper PA-32 (Cherokee Six) Series Aeropl","sectionType":"division","heading":"Piper PA-32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-32/77 | Aircraft Repair | 1/2008 |\n| ----------- | --------------- | ------ |\n\n| Requirement: | CANCELLED.                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |\n| ------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n|              | This AD is cancelled on 17 January 2008.                                                                                                                                                                                    |\n| Background:  | This AD was applicable to aircraft repaired by Capricorn Aircraft Repair of Thangool between 1985 and 1990. This required a one off inspection at the next Maintenance Release after 21 March 1991. The AD is now obsolete. |\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nDavid Villiers  \nDelegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority\n\n27 November 2007","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"AD/PA-32/77","sectionType":"part","heading":"AD/PA-32/77","content":"## AD/PA-32/77","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Aircraft Repair","sectionType":"part","heading":"Aircraft Repair","content":"## Aircraft Repair","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"1/2008","sectionType":"part","heading":"1/2008","content":"## 1/2008","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1744},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument terminates the previous directive rather than expanding its scope. The original safety requirement applied only to specific aircraft repaired by a specific company during a limited timeframe (1985-1990), and has simply become obsolete."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (cancellation)","No defined terms or interpretation sections","No cross-references to primary legislation","Straightforward factual background with no conditional logic"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this document does**\n\nThis officially cancels an old aviation safety rule (Airworthiness Directive PA-32/77) that required a special one-time inspection of certain Piper Cherokee Six aircraft.\n\n**Who it affected**\n\nThe original rule applied specifically to **Piper PA-32 (Cherokee Six)** aeroplanes that had been repaired by **Capricorn Aircraft Repair of Thangool** between 1985 and 1990.\n\n**What owners had to do**\n\nIf your aircraft was affected, you needed to get a one-off inspection completed at the next scheduled maintenance check after 21 March 1991.\n\n**Why it matters now**\n\nThis directive is now **obsolete**. The inspection deadline passed decades ago, and the safety concern has been resolved. This cancellation formally removes the requirement from the aviation safety rules as of 17 January 2008, cleaning up the regulatory books."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-pa-32-77-aircraft-repair-cancelled","history":"/api/acts/ad-pa-32-77-aircraft-repair-cancelled/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-pa-32-77-aircraft-repair-cancelled/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-pa-32-77-aircraft-repair-cancelled/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-pa-32-77-aircraft-repair-cancelled/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-pa-32-77-aircraft-repair-cancelled/documents"}}