{"id":"F2008L03724","name":"AD/PA-34/12 - Nose Gear Drag Link Assembly - Inspection - CANCELLED","slug":"ad-pa-34-12-nose-gear-drag-link-assembly-inspection-cancelled","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":75454,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L03724-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Piper PA-34 (Seneca) Series Aeroplanes","sectionType":"division","heading":"Piper PA-34 (Seneca) Series Aeroplanes","content":"### Piper PA-34 (Seneca) Series Aeroplanes\n\n| AD/PA-34/12 | Nose Gear Drag Link Assembly - Inspection | 11/2008 |\n| ----------- | ----------------------------------------- | ------- |\n\n| Requirement: | CANCELLED.                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |\n| ------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n|              | This AD is cancelled on 23 October 2008.                                                                                                                                                                                                |\n| Background:  | This unique Australian AD specified inspection of the nose landing gear drag link assembly in accordance with Piper SB No. 413. Compliance was required within 100 hours time in service after June 1974. The AD is no longer required. |\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nDavid Villiers  \nDelegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority\n\n9 September 2008","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"AD/PA-34/12","sectionType":"part","heading":"AD/PA-34/12","content":"## AD/PA-34/12","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Nose Gear Drag Link Assembly - Inspectio","sectionType":"part","heading":"Nose Gear Drag Link Assembly - Inspection","content":"## Nose Gear Drag Link Assembly - Inspection","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"11/2008","sectionType":"part","heading":"11/2008","content":"## 11/2008","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2295},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument terminates the previous inspection mandate rather than expanding it. The scope has reduced to nil—eliminating all substantive requirements—rather than growing beyond the original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (cancellation of previous requirements)","No defined terms or interpretation section","No cross-references to other legislation","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural steps","Extremely brief (approximately 100 words of operative text)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This document officially cancels a previous aviation safety rule (Airworthiness Directive AD/PA-34/12) that required specific inspections on Piper Seneca aircraft.\n\n**Who it affects:** Owners and operators of Piper PA-34 Seneca series aeroplanes.\n\n**The change:** Previously, owners had to inspect the nose landing gear \"drag link assembly\" (a critical structural component that helps the nose wheel retract) within 100 flight hours after June 1974, following Piper's Service Bulletin No. 413. This cancellation removes that requirement entirely, effective **23 October 2008**.\n\n**Why it matters:** Aircraft owners and maintenance engineers no longer need to perform this specific inspection to comply with Australian airworthiness regulations. The Civil Aviation Safety Authority determined the inspection was no longer necessary for continued safe operation."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-pa-34-12-nose-gear-drag-link-assembly-inspection-cancelled","history":"/api/acts/ad-pa-34-12-nose-gear-drag-link-assembly-inspection-cancelled/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-pa-34-12-nose-gear-drag-link-assembly-inspection-cancelled/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-pa-34-12-nose-gear-drag-link-assembly-inspection-cancelled/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-pa-34-12-nose-gear-drag-link-assembly-inspection-cancelled/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-pa-34-12-nose-gear-drag-link-assembly-inspection-cancelled/documents"}}