{"id":"F2008L03728","name":"AD/PA-34/22 - Fuselage Structure Rivets - Inspection - CANCELLED","slug":"ad-pa-34-22-fuselage-structure-rivets-inspection-cancelled","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":75462,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L03728-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Piper PA-34 (Seneca) Series Aeroplanes","sectionType":"division","heading":"Piper PA-34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-34/22 | Fuselage Structure Rivets - 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 fuselage structure rivets in accordance with Piper SB No. 545. Compliance was required within 100 hours time in service after May 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-34/22","sectionType":"part","heading":"AD/PA-34/22","content":"## AD/PA-34/22","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Fuselage Structure Rivets - Inspection","sectionType":"part","heading":"Fuselage Structure Rivets - Inspection","content":"## Fuselage Structure Rivets - 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":1666},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument formally terminates a previous Airworthiness Directive; it does not expand, narrow, or alter the scope of the original rule but simply revokes the requirement entirely."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (cancellation only)","No defined terms or interpretation section","No conditional logic or exceptions","No cross-references to other legislation"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:**\nThis document officially scraps a previous aviation safety rule (Airworthiness Directive AD/PA-34/22) that required owners of Piper PA-34 Seneca aircraft to inspect their fuselage rivets for defects.\n\n**Who it affects:**\nOwners and operators of Piper PA-34 Seneca series aeroplanes.\n\n**What changed:**\nAs of **23 October 2008**, you no longer need to perform the rivet inspection that was previously required by Piper Service Bulletin No. 545. The original rule (which mandated an inspection within 100 hours of flight time after May 1977) is now completely cancelled and no longer legally enforceable."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-pa-34-22-fuselage-structure-rivets-inspection-cancelled","history":"/api/acts/ad-pa-34-22-fuselage-structure-rivets-inspection-cancelled/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-pa-34-22-fuselage-structure-rivets-inspection-cancelled/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-pa-34-22-fuselage-structure-rivets-inspection-cancelled/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-pa-34-22-fuselage-structure-rivets-inspection-cancelled/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-pa-34-22-fuselage-structure-rivets-inspection-cancelled/documents"}}