{"id":"F2006B06044","name":"AD/PA-46/9 - Nose Landing Gear Steering Rotator","slug":"ad-pa-46-9-nose-landing-gear-steering-rotator","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":114442,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B06044-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/PA-46/9 - Nose Landing Gear Steering Rotator","content":"COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 \\- 105 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY\n\nSCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES\n\n![](image.001.png)  \nPiper PA-46 (Malibu) Series Aeroplanes\n\nAD/PA-46/9 Nose Landing Gear Steering Rotator 6/85 TX\n\nApplicability: All model PA46-310P with S/Nos 46-8408001 to 46-8508005, 46-8508007 to 46-\n\n8508074.\n\nRequirement: In accordance with Piper SB No 809\\. Compliance: Part 1 of the Requirement Document:\n\nWithin 25 hours time in service after 31 July 1985\\. Part 2 of the Requirement Document:\n\nBefore further flight as required by Part 1 of the Requirement Document should cracks be found, otherwise, within 100 hours time in service after compliance with Part 1 of the Requirement Document.\n\nBackground: The manufacturer advises that problems continue to occur with Steering/rotator Horn Damage, therefore AD/PA-46/5 is now cancelled following the issue of SB No 809 which supersedes SB 793.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1731},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This directive maintains a narrow, targeted scope addressing a specific mechanical defect (steering rotator horn damage) in specific aircraft. It represents a routine update replacing an earlier directive and has not expanded beyond its original purpose of ensuring airworthiness of the nose landing gear assembly."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow applicability limited to specific serial numbers of a single aircraft model","Simple two-stage compliance structure with clear time-based triggers (25 hours, 100 hours)","References external technical document (Piper SB No 809) without reproducing its contents","Minimal cross-referencing (only mentions cancellation of previous directive AD/PA-46/5)","Straightforward conditional logic (immediate grounding only if cracks found)"],"plain_english_summary":"This mandatory Airworthiness Directive for specified Piper PA-46-310P serial numbers requires owners/operators to inspect the nose landing-gear steering rotator for cracks or damage, following Manufacturer Service Bulletin No. 809. The first inspection is due within 25 flight hours after 31 July 1985; cracked parts must be repaired before flight, and if no cracks are found a repeat inspection is required within 100 flight hours. It replaces a prior AD because steering-horn failures remained a safety risk during taxi."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-pa-46-9-nose-landing-gear-steering-rotator","history":"/api/acts/ad-pa-46-9-nose-landing-gear-steering-rotator/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-pa-46-9-nose-landing-gear-steering-rotator/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-pa-46-9-nose-landing-gear-steering-rotator/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-pa-46-9-nose-landing-gear-steering-rotator/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-pa-46-9-nose-landing-gear-steering-rotator/documents"}}