{"id":"F2008L03735","name":"AD/PA-34/40 - Stabilator Attach Fitting Corrosion - CANCELLED","slug":"ad-pa-34-40-stabilator-attach-fitting-corrosion-cancelled","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":75476,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L03735-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Piper PA-34 (Seneca) Series Aeroplanes","sectionType":"division","heading":"Piper PA-34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-34/40 | Stabilator Attach Fitting Corrosion | 11/2008 |\n| ----------- | ----------------------------------- | ------- |\n\n| Requirement: | CANCELLED.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |\n| ------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n|              | This AD is cancelled on 23 October 2008.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |\n| Background:  | This unique Australian AD specified periodic inspection of steel stabilator attach fittings and adjacent fuselage structure in accordance with Piper SB No. 856. Compliance was required at intervals not exceeding one year. Retaining this inspection as mandatory maintenance is no longer warranted. |\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nDavid Villiers  \nDelegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority\n\n9 September 2008","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"AD/PA-34/40","sectionType":"part","heading":"AD/PA-34/40","content":"## AD/PA-34/40","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Stabilator Attach Fitting Corrosion","sectionType":"part","heading":"Stabilator Attach Fitting Corrosion","content":"## Stabilator Attach Fitting Corrosion","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":1703},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument reduces regulatory scope by revoking a previous mandatory inspection requirement. It does not expand beyond the original purpose; rather, it eliminates the original obligation entirely."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (cancellation only)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or defined terms","No substantive cross-references to other legislation","Straightforward revocation without replacement obligations"],"plain_english_summary":"The AD cancels a prior mandatory safety requirement that required annual inspections of the stabilator attach fittings and nearby fuselage structure on Piper PA‑34 (Seneca) aeroplanes. It affects owners and operators of those aircraft.\n\nBecause CASA concluded the inspections are no longer necessary as a regulatory requirement, the annual inspection mandate was removed as of 23 October 2008, reducing mandatory maintenance and administrative costs (inspections may still be done voluntarily)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-pa-34-40-stabilator-attach-fitting-corrosion-cancelled","history":"/api/acts/ad-pa-34-40-stabilator-attach-fitting-corrosion-cancelled/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-pa-34-40-stabilator-attach-fitting-corrosion-cancelled/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-pa-34-40-stabilator-attach-fitting-corrosion-cancelled/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-pa-34-40-stabilator-attach-fitting-corrosion-cancelled/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-pa-34-40-stabilator-attach-fitting-corrosion-cancelled/documents"}}