{"id":"F2008L03733","name":"AD/PA-34/33 - Window Curtain Rod Support Area - Inspection - CANCELLED","slug":"ad-pa-34-33-window-curtain-rod-support-area-inspection-cancelled","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":75472,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L03733-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Piper PA-34 (Seneca) Series Aeroplanes","sectionType":"division","heading":"Piper PA-34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-34/33 | Window Curtain Rod Support Area - 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 once-only inspection of the window curtain rod support area in accordance with Piper SB No. 656. Compliance was required within 100 hours time in service after November 1979. 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-34/33","sectionType":"part","heading":"AD/PA-34/33","content":"## AD/PA-34/33","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Window Curtain Rod Support Area - Inspec","sectionType":"part","heading":"Window Curtain Rod Support Area - Inspection","content":"## Window Curtain Rod Support Area - 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":1646},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument performs exactly as intended—formally terminating a specific airworthiness directive without introducing new requirements or expanding regulatory scope."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision consisting solely of cancellation","No defined terms, interpretation section, or schedules","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the instrument being cancelled","No conditions, exceptions, or procedural steps required"],"plain_english_summary":"This document **cancels an old aviation safety rule** that required owners of Piper PA-34 Seneca aircraft to inspect the window curtain rod support area.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Formally revokes Airworthiness Directive (safety rule) AD/PA-34/33 as of 23 October 2008\n- Removes the legal obligation for a once-only inspection of the window curtain rod supports in these planes\n\n**Background:**\nThe original rule was issued in November 1979 and required the inspection to be done within 100 hours of flying time. That requirement is now obsolete, so this document simply takes it off the books."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-pa-34-33-window-curtain-rod-support-area-inspection-cancelled","history":"/api/acts/ad-pa-34-33-window-curtain-rod-support-area-inspection-cancelled/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-pa-34-33-window-curtain-rod-support-area-inspection-cancelled/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-pa-34-33-window-curtain-rod-support-area-inspection-cancelled/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-pa-34-33-window-curtain-rod-support-area-inspection-cancelled/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-pa-34-33-window-curtain-rod-support-area-inspection-cancelled/documents"}}