{"id":"F2006B06007","name":"AD/PA-44/16 - Ailerons","slug":"ad-pa-44-16-ailerons","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":114405,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B06007-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/PA-44/16 - Ailerons","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 22.10.0\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 - 105 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY\n\nSCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES\n\n \n\n![](image.001.png)  Piper PA-44 (Seminole) Series Aeroplanes\n\n \n\nAD/PA-44/16 Ailerons 12/95\n\nApplicability: All models that have exceeded 2000 hours time in service since new. Requirement: 1. Remove the left hand and right hand ailerons.\n\n2.    Carry out a detailed visual inspection of the nose ribs and hinge brackets of each aileron for evidence of cracking.\n\n \n\n3.    Install ailerons after inspection or rectification.\n\n \n\nCompliance: At the next inspection for maintenance release issue after 9 November 1995, and thereafter at intervals not to exceed 500 hours time in service.\n\n \n\nBackground:  Several recent local reports have been received of cracking of the aileron nose ribs and hinge brackets at multiple locations on low time aircraft.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1588},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is the original 1995 directive maintaining a narrow, targeted scope focused solely on aileron inspections for the PA-44 fleet to address a specific airworthiness defect. There is no evidence of scope expansion beyond the original safety intent."},"complexity_factors":["Single aircraft type applicability (Piper PA-44 series)","Simple threshold condition (2000 hours time in service)","Linear three-step procedural requirement without branching logic or exceptions","No cross-references to other legislative instruments or defined terms sections","Straightforward recurring compliance interval (500 hours)"],"plain_english_summary":"Owners and operators of Piper PA‑44 Seminole twin‑engine aircraft with more than 2,000 flight hours must remove both ailerons to inspect the internal nose ribs and hinge brackets for cracks, then reinstall or repair as needed. The first inspection is due at the next maintenance after 9 November 1995 and must be repeated every 500 flight hours. The order addresses a safety risk from cracking that could lead to aileron failure in flight."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-pa-44-16-ailerons","history":"/api/acts/ad-pa-44-16-ailerons/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-pa-44-16-ailerons/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-pa-44-16-ailerons/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-pa-44-16-ailerons/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-pa-44-16-ailerons/documents"}}