{"id":"F2010L00157","name":"AD/PMTV/2 - Blade Leading Edge Protection - CANCELLED","slug":"ad-pmtv-2-blade-leading-edge-protection-cancelled","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":122932,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2010L00157-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Propellers - Variable Pitch - MT","sectionType":"division","heading":"Propellers - Variable Pitch - MT","content":"### Propellers - Variable Pitch - MT\n\n| AD/PMTV/2 | Blade Leading Edge Protection | 2/2010 |\n| --------- | ----------------------------- | ------ |\n\n| Requirement: | CANCELLED.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |\n| ------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n|              | This AD is cancelled on 29 January 2010.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |\n| Background:  | A State of Design airworthiness directive issued on or after 1 October 2009 is defined as an airworthiness directive per CASR Part 39.001A. The requirements of this airworthiness directive have been superseded by EASA AD No. 2006-0345R1 issued on 15 January 2010. |\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nMike Higgins  \nDelegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority\n\n20 January 2010","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"AD/PMTV/2","sectionType":"part","heading":"AD/PMTV/2","content":"## AD/PMTV/2","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Blade Leading Edge Protection","sectionType":"part","heading":"Blade Leading Edge Protection","content":"## Blade Leading Edge Protection","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"2/2010","sectionType":"part","heading":"2/2010","content":"## 2/2010","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1609},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a standalone cancellation instrument with a narrow, specific purpose. It does not expand the scope of the original AD but rather extinguishes it entirely. The instrument remains strictly limited to its housekeeping function of removing redundant requirements."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short instrument (approximately 50 words of substance)","No defined terms or interpretation section","Single, unambiguous operative provision (cancellation)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements","Only one cross-reference (to the superseding EASA directive)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What it does:** This document cancels a previous aviation safety rule (Airworthiness Directive AD/PMTV/2) that required specific protection for the leading edges of propeller blades on certain variable-pitch propellers manufactured by MT Propellers.\n\n**Who it affects:** Owners and operators of aircraft fitted with MT variable-pitch propellers that were previously subject to this maintenance requirement.\n\n**Why it matters:** The Australian requirement is no longer necessary because a European safety directive (EASA AD No. 2006-0345R1) now covers the same safety issue. This cancellation removes a redundant compliance burden—operators now only need to follow the European directive instead of complying with both rules."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-pmtv-2-blade-leading-edge-protection-cancelled","history":"/api/acts/ad-pmtv-2-blade-leading-edge-protection-cancelled/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-pmtv-2-blade-leading-edge-protection-cancelled/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-pmtv-2-blade-leading-edge-protection-cancelled/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-pmtv-2-blade-leading-edge-protection-cancelled/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-pmtv-2-blade-leading-edge-protection-cancelled/documents"}}