{"id":"F2006B05881","name":"AD/PA-34/10 - Rudder Bar Assembly - Inspection and Modification","slug":"ad-pa-34-10-rudder-bar-assembly-inspection-and-modification","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":135929,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B05881-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/PA-34/10 - Rudder Bar Assembly - Inspection and Modification","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-34 (Seneca) Series Aeroplanes\n\n \n\nAD/PA-34/10 Rudder Bar Assembly - Inspection and Modification 12/73\n\nApplicability: All models. Document: Piper SL No. 671.\n\nCompliance: Inspect within 100 hours time in service after 31 December 1973 and thereafter at intervals not exceeding 100 hours time in service until modified. Modify in accordance with SL No. 671 not later than first major inspection after 31 December 1973.\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":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":3070},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The directive remains focused on its original purpose: addressing rudder bar assembly safety in Piper PA-34 aircraft. No evidence of scope expansion beyond the initial safety issue."},"complexity_factors":["Short single-issue directive with clear applicability (all PA-34 models)","References external technical standard (Piper Service Letter No. 671) for modification details","Uses standard aviation defined terms (time in service, major inspection)","Simple conditional compliance structure: repetitive inspections cease once modification is completed"],"plain_english_summary":"This CASA Airworthiness Directive applies to all Piper PA‑34 (Seneca) aircraft and mandates owners address a safety defect in the rudder bar assembly. It requires inspection at 100‑hour intervals until a permanent modification per Piper Service Letter No. 671 is completed, which must be done by the aircraft’s first major inspection after 31 December 1973. This prevents potential loss of directional control."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-pa-34-10-rudder-bar-assembly-inspection-and-modification","history":"/api/acts/ad-pa-34-10-rudder-bar-assembly-inspection-and-modification/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-pa-34-10-rudder-bar-assembly-inspection-and-modification/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-pa-34-10-rudder-bar-assembly-inspection-and-modification/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-pa-34-10-rudder-bar-assembly-inspection-and-modification/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-pa-34-10-rudder-bar-assembly-inspection-and-modification/documents"}}