{"id":"F2009L00994","name":"AD/PA-46/13 - Flap Actuator Tube - CANCELLED","slug":"ad-pa-46-13-flap-actuator-tube-cancelled","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":78610,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L00994-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Piper PA-46 (Malibu) Series Aeroplanes","sectionType":"division","heading":"Piper PA-46 (Malibu) Series Aeroplanes","content":"### Piper PA-46 (Malibu) Series Aeroplanes\n\n| AD/PA-46/13 | Flap Actuator Tube | 4/2009 |\n| ----------- | ------------------ | ------ |\n\n| Requirement: | CANCELLED.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |\n| ------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n|              | This AD is cancelled on 9 April 2009.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |\n| Background:  | This unique Australian AD specified action on the flap actuator tube in accordance with Piper SB No. 862 within 100 hours time in service after July 1987 or the next scheduled maintenance release inspection after July 1987, whichever occurred later. The AD is no longer required. |\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nDavid Punshon  \nDelegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority\n\n3 February 2009","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"AD/PA-46/13","sectionType":"part","heading":"AD/PA-46/13","content":"## AD/PA-46/13","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Flap Actuator Tube","sectionType":"part","heading":"Flap Actuator Tube","content":"## Flap Actuator Tube","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4/2009","sectionType":"part","heading":"4/2009","content":"## 4/2009","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1726},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument terminates the regulatory scope of the previous AD rather than expanding it. It is a routine administrative removal of a superseded safety requirement."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision cancelling a previous instrument","No defined terms or interpretation section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Extremely short (under 250 words)","No substantive cross-references to primary legislation or regulations"],"plain_english_summary":"This **Airworthiness Directive (AD)** removes an old safety requirement for owners of **Piper PA-46 Malibu aircraft**.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Cancels** a previous safety directive (also numbered AD/PA-46/13) that mandated inspection and potential replacement of the flap actuator tube\n- The original rule required aircraft owners to follow Piper Service Bulletin No. 862 within 100 flight hours or at the next scheduled maintenance check after July 1987\n\n**Who is affected:**\n- Owners and operators of Piper PA-46 (Malibu) series aeroplanes\n- Licensed aircraft maintenance engineers and organisations servicing these aircraft\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Removes a mandatory maintenance obligation that is no longer necessary for safe operation\n- Aircraft owners and maintenance providers no longer need to track or comply with this specific 1987-era requirement\n- Demonstrates the aviation regulator's practice of removing obsolete rules when safety data shows they are no longer needed"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-pa-46-13-flap-actuator-tube-cancelled","history":"/api/acts/ad-pa-46-13-flap-actuator-tube-cancelled/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-pa-46-13-flap-actuator-tube-cancelled/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-pa-46-13-flap-actuator-tube-cancelled/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-pa-46-13-flap-actuator-tube-cancelled/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-pa-46-13-flap-actuator-tube-cancelled/documents"}}