{"id":"F2006B05883","name":"AD/PA-34/12 - Nose Gear Drag Link Assembly - Inspection","slug":"ad-pa-34-12-nose-gear-drag-link-assembly-inspection","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":135931,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B05883-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/PA-34/12 - Nose Gear Drag Link Assembly - Inspection","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-34/12 Nose Gear Drag Link Assembly - Inspection 6/74\n\nApplicability: Model PA-34-200 with S/Nos. 34-7250001 to 34-7250360, 34-7350001 to 34-7350353 and 34-7450001 to 34-7450082.\n\n \n\nDocument: Piper SB No. 413.\n\n \n\nCompliance: Within 100 hours time in service after 28 June 1974.\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\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1956},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is the original 1974 directive. The scope remains tightly focused on the specific nose gear drag link assembly safety issue for the identified aircraft models, with no expansion into unrelated systems or aircraft types."},"complexity_factors":["Single-page document with no definitions section","One straightforward compliance requirement (visual inspection within flight hours limit)","Applicability determined solely by aircraft serial number with no conditional exceptions","References only one external technical standard (Service Bulletin 413)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this is:** A mandatory safety order (called an Airworthiness Directive) that requires owners of specific Piper Seneca aircraft to inspect a critical landing gear component.\n\n**Who it affects:** Owners and operators of **Piper PA-34-200 (Seneca)** aircraft with these specific serial numbers:\n- 34-7250001 to 34-7250360\n- 34-7350001 to 34-7350353  \n- 34-7450001 to 34-7450082\n\n**What it requires:** You must inspect the **nose gear drag link assembly** (the structural linkage that helps the front wheel fold up and down) within **100 hours of flight time** after 28 June 1974.\n\n**How to comply:** Follow the inspection procedures detailed in **Piper Service Bulletin No. 413** (a technical instruction manual from the manufacturer).\n\n**Why it matters:** This prevents potential mechanical failures of the nose landing gear that could cause accidents during takeoff or landing."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-pa-34-12-nose-gear-drag-link-assembly-inspection","history":"/api/acts/ad-pa-34-12-nose-gear-drag-link-assembly-inspection/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-pa-34-12-nose-gear-drag-link-assembly-inspection/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-pa-34-12-nose-gear-drag-link-assembly-inspection/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-pa-34-12-nose-gear-drag-link-assembly-inspection/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-pa-34-12-nose-gear-drag-link-assembly-inspection/documents"}}