{"id":"F2009L00989","name":"AD/PA-46/25 - Fuselage Rivet Installation - CANCELLED","slug":"ad-pa-46-25-fuselage-rivet-installation-cancelled","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":78592,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L00989-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Piper PA-46 (Malibu) Series Aeroplanes","sectionType":"division","heading":"Piper PA-46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-46/25 | Fuselage Rivet Installation | 4/2009 |\n| ----------- | --------------------------- | ------ |\n\n| Requirement: | CANCELLED.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |\n| ------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n|              | This AD is cancelled on 9 April 2009.                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |\n| Background:  | This unique Australian AD specified inspection, and installation if necessary, of rivets in the fuselage in accordance with Piper SB No. 959 at the next scheduled inspection for maintenance release issue after July 1993. 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-46/25","sectionType":"part","heading":"AD/PA-46/25","content":"## AD/PA-46/25","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Fuselage Rivet Installation","sectionType":"part","heading":"Fuselage Rivet Installation","content":"## Fuselage Rivet Installation","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":1979},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument terminates the regulatory requirements rather than expanding them. The original Airworthiness Directive mandated specific fuselage inspections; this cancellation eliminates that mandate entirely without adding new obligations or broadening the scope beyond the original aircraft type."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (cancellation of previous requirements)","No defined terms or interpretation sections","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural steps","No cross-references to other legislation","Historical background provided for context only without legal operative effect"],"plain_english_summary":"This document **cancels a previous aviation safety rule** for owners of Piper PA-46 Malibu aircraft.\n\nPreviously, the Civil Aviation Safety Authority required owners to inspect and potentially install new rivets in the aircraft fuselage (the main body of the plane) according to manufacturer guidelines (Piper Service Bulletin No. 959) by July 1993. This was necessary to obtain a maintenance release (the official certificate allowing an aircraft to fly).\n\n**What this document does:**\n- **Cancels** that rivet inspection requirement effective 9 April 2009\n- Removes the legal obligation for affected aircraft to perform this specific task\n- Confirms that the safety issue addressed by the original rule is no longer considered a risk requiring regulatory action"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-pa-46-25-fuselage-rivet-installation-cancelled","history":"/api/acts/ad-pa-46-25-fuselage-rivet-installation-cancelled/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-pa-46-25-fuselage-rivet-installation-cancelled/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-pa-46-25-fuselage-rivet-installation-cancelled/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-pa-46-25-fuselage-rivet-installation-cancelled/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-pa-46-25-fuselage-rivet-installation-cancelled/documents"}}