{"id":"F2008L03729","name":"AD/PA-34/21 - Rudder Cable Installation Rear Fuselage - Inspection - CANCELLED","slug":"ad-pa-34-21-rudder-cable-installation-rear-fuselage-inspection-cancelled","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":75464,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L03729-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Piper PA-34 (Seneca) Series Aeroplanes","sectionType":"division","heading":"Piper PA-34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-34/21 | Rudder Cable InstallationRear Fuselage - 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 rudder cable installation in the rear fuselage. Compliance was required prior to further flight after March 1977. 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-34/21","sectionType":"part","heading":"AD/PA-34/21","content":"## AD/PA-34/21","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Rudder Cable InstallationRear Fuselage -","sectionType":"part","heading":"Rudder Cable InstallationRear Fuselage - Inspection","content":"## Rudder Cable Installation  \nRear Fuselage - 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":2315},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument has reversed its effect from imposing requirements to removing them, but this represents a termination rather than an expansion of scope. The legislation has not grown beyond its original purpose; it has been nullified."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (cancellation of previous requirements)","No defined terms or interpretation section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural steps","No cross-references to other legislation"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this is:** An Airworthiness Directive (AD) is a mandatory safety rule issued by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) for aircraft. This particular document relates to **Piper PA-34 (Seneca) series aeroplanes**.\n\n**What it does:** This instrument formally **cancels** a previous safety requirement. Originally, the AD mandated that operators inspect the **rudder cable installation in the rear fuselage** of these aircraft before flying, unless the inspection had already been completed since March 1977.\n\n**Current status:** The AD was **cancelled on 23 October 2008** and is no longer in force. This means owners and operators of these aircraft are no longer legally required to perform this specific inspection under this directive.\n\n**Why it matters:** The cancellation removes a regulatory burden from aircraft operators, indicating that CASA determined this particular safety inspection was no longer necessary for airworthiness."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-pa-34-21-rudder-cable-installation-rear-fuselage-inspection-cancelled","history":"/api/acts/ad-pa-34-21-rudder-cable-installation-rear-fuselage-inspection-cancelled/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-pa-34-21-rudder-cable-installation-rear-fuselage-inspection-cancelled/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-pa-34-21-rudder-cable-installation-rear-fuselage-inspection-cancelled/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-pa-34-21-rudder-cable-installation-rear-fuselage-inspection-cancelled/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-pa-34-21-rudder-cable-installation-rear-fuselage-inspection-cancelled/documents"}}