{"id":"F2005L01774","name":"AD/SD3-60/66 - Elevator Trim Tab Balance Weight Brackets - CANCELLED","slug":"ad-sd3-60-66-elevator-trim-tab-balance-weight-brackets-cancelled","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":35913,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005L01774-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/SD3-60/66 - Elevator Trim Tab Balance Weight Brackets - CANCELLED","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\ntitle: AIRCRAFT\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n \n\nAIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE\n\nOn the effective date specified below, and for the reasons set out in the background section, the CASA delegate whose signature appears below revokes Airworthiness Directive AD/SD3-60/66.\n\n### Short SD3-60 Series Aeroplanes\n\n| AD/SD3-60/66 | Elevator Trim Tab Balance Weight Brackets | 8/2005 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n\n\n \n\n| Requirement: | CANCELLED. |\n| --- | --- |\n|  | This AD is cancelled on 4 August 2005. |\n| Background: | The requirements of this Directive are now contained in AD/SD3-60/68 Amdt 1. |\n\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nDavid Villiers  Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority\n\n21 June 2005\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2069},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument does not expand regulatory scope; it terminates the previous directive and consolidates its requirements into AD/SD3-60/68 Amdt 1. The regulatory burden on aircraft operators remains unchanged, merely relocated to a different instrument."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (cancellation)","No defined terms or interpretation section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural steps","Minimal cross-referencing (only to the replacing directive)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this document does**\n\nThis cancels a previous safety rule (Airworthiness Directive AD/SD3-60/66) that required maintenance actions on **elevator trim tab balance weight brackets** for **Short SD3-60 series aircraft** (regional turboprop planes).\n\n**Why it matters**\n\nThe safety requirements haven't disappeared—they've simply been moved to a different directive (**AD/SD3-60/68 Amendment 1**). This cancellation prevents confusion by removing duplicate rules and ensures aircraft operators follow the current, consolidated requirements rather than outdated ones.\n\n**Who it affects**\n\nOwners, operators, and maintenance engineers responsible for Short SD3-60 series aeroplanes."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-sd3-60-66-elevator-trim-tab-balance-weight-brackets-cancelled","history":"/api/acts/ad-sd3-60-66-elevator-trim-tab-balance-weight-brackets-cancelled/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-sd3-60-66-elevator-trim-tab-balance-weight-brackets-cancelled/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-sd3-60-66-elevator-trim-tab-balance-weight-brackets-cancelled/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-sd3-60-66-elevator-trim-tab-balance-weight-brackets-cancelled/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-sd3-60-66-elevator-trim-tab-balance-weight-brackets-cancelled/documents"}}