{"id":"F2006B07950","name":"Airworthiness Directives 2004 - Revocation and Remaking - Piper PA-18 and 19 (Super Cub) Series Aeroplanes","slug":"airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-piper-pa-18-and-19-super-cub-series-aeroplanes","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":51028,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B07950-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Airworthiness Directives 2004 - Revocation and Remaking - Piper PA-18 and 19 (Super Cub) Series Aeroplanes","content":"Airworthiness Directives 2004\n\nI, DAVID ALAN VILLIERS, delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety\n\nAuthority, acting under subregulation 39.001 (1) of the Civil\n\nAviation Safety Regulations 1998:\n\n(a) revoke the Airworthiness Directives mentioned in\n\nSchedule 1; and\n\n(b) make, as separate instruments, each Airworthiness\n\nDirective mentioned in Schedule 1 and attached.\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nDavid Villiers\n\nDelegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority\n\n20 December 2004\n\nNote: Each attached Airworthiness Directive is being re-made in exactly the\n\nsame form as appears in the latest published edition of the Directive.\n\n  \nSchedule 1 Revocation and Remaking of\n\nAirworthiness Directives\n\nPiper PA-18 and 19 (Super Cub) Series Aeroplanes\n\nAD Name AD Number\n\nCANCELLED AD/PA-18/1\n\nCANCELLED AD/PA-18/2\n\nFuel Selector Lever - Guard Installation AD/PA-18/3\n\nWing Lift Strut Forks AD/PA-18/4 Amdt 6\n\nThrottle Levers - Modification AD/PA-18/5\n\nExhaust System - Inspection AD/PA-18/6\n\nFront Seat Restraint Installations - Modification AD/PA-18/7\n\nRudder Control Cables - Inspection and Re-Routing AD/PA-18/8\n\nFuel Management Placards - Installation AD/PA-18/9\n\nWing Fuel Tank Cap - Modification AD/PA-18/10\n\nLower Horizontal Stabiliser Brace Wire Fuselage Attachment Tab - Inspection AD/PA-18/11 Amdt 1\n\nFuel Primer and Hydraulic Lines - Re-Routing AD/PA-18/12 Amdt 1\n\nWing Lift Struts AD/PA-18/13 Amdt 5\n\nRear Fuselage Tail Plane Support Tubes AD/PA-18/14","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not change the substantive scope of the listed Airworthiness Directives. It revokes and re‑issues them in the same form (as noted), so the technical obligations and affected aircraft remain the same while the legal form and record structure are updated."},"complexity_factors":["Procedural nature: revocation and re‑making of instruments rather than substantive rule changes (Note: re‑made in exactly the same form).","Multiple instruments affected: Schedule 1 lists numerous ADs for Piper PA‑18/19 series.","Delegated decision‑making: power exercised by CASA delegate under subregulation 39.001(1) (instrument authoriser).","Attachment/administration requirement: each AD is attached and promulgated as a separate instrument, creating administrative steps for publication and record maintenance.","Continuity of obligations: preserves existing compliance, inspection and modification requirements (no substantive amendment specified).","Low interpretive complexity: no new technical standards or novel regulatory duties introduced."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument revokes a list of Airworthiness Directives (ADs) for Piper PA‑18 and PA‑19 (Super Cub) aeroplanes and re‑issues each AD as a separate instrument, in the same form. It is made by a delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority under subregulation 39.001(1). Mechanically, it preserves the existing technical and compliance obligations for those aircraft while changing the ADs’ legal form and record‑keeping status."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs a routine administrative function exactly as intended - revoking obsolete directives and remaking current ones to refresh their legal authority. The scope remains tightly focused on Piper PA-18/19 aircraft maintenance requirements."},"complexity_factors":["Short, single-purpose instrument (2 pages)","No defined terms section - relies on external aviation terminology","Simple binary structure: revoke list + remake list","Substantive content contained in attached schedules not reproduced in the legislative text itself","Minimal conditional logic - straightforward delegation and action","Heavy reliance on external technical documents (the actual Airworthiness Directives are attached but not shown in this text)"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument updates airworthiness rules for Piper PA‑18/PA‑19 (Super Cub) aircraft by revoking two obsolete directives and reissuing 12 existing directives unchanged, keeping essential maintenance and safety requirements legally current. It affects owners, operators, maintenance engineers, flying schools and recreational pilots of Super Cubs in Australia. Compliance is mandatory: the reissued ADs preserve critical protections against mechanical failures and help ensure continued safe operation."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-piper-pa-18-and-19-super-cub-series-aeroplanes","history":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-piper-pa-18-and-19-super-cub-series-aeroplanes/history","analysis":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-piper-pa-18-and-19-super-cub-series-aeroplanes/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-piper-pa-18-and-19-super-cub-series-aeroplanes/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-piper-pa-18-and-19-super-cub-series-aeroplanes/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-piper-pa-18-and-19-super-cub-series-aeroplanes/documents"}}