{"id":"F2006B07952","name":"Airworthiness Directives 2004 - Revocation and Remaking - Piper PA-22 (Tri-Pacer and Colt) Series Aeroplanes","slug":"airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-piper-pa-22-tri-pacer-and-colt-series-aeroplan","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":114990,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B07952-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Airworthiness Directives 2004 - Revocation and Remaking - Piper PA-22 (Tri-Pacer and Colt) 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-22 (Tri-Pacer and Colt) Series Aeroplanes\n\nAD Name AD Number\n\nLanding Gear Reinforcement AD/PA-22/1\n\nBattery Terminal Insulation AD/PA-22/2\n\nFuel Primer and Hydraulic Lines - Re-Routing AD/PA-22/3 Amdt 2\n\nNose Wheel Mount - Stiffener Brace AD/PA-22/4\n\nRivets in Aileron Hinge Bearing Blocks - Inspection AD/PA-22/5\n\nCANCELLED AD/PA-22/6\n\nCANCELLED AD/PA-22/7\n\nCANCELLED AD/PA-22/8\n\nWing Lift Strut Forks AD/PA-22/9 Amdt 5\n\nCANCELLED AD/PA-22/10\n\nCigar Lighter Circuit - Provision of Fuse AD/PA-22/11\n\nTailplane Actuating Jack - Inspection AD/PA-22/12\n\nFuselage Fabric in Area of Windshield Top Attachment Channel - Inspection AD/PA-22/13 Amdt 1\n\nTail Brace Streamline Tie Rods - Inspection AD/PA-22/14 Amdt 1\n\nBrake Master Cylinder Diaphragm - Replacement AD/PA-22/15 Amdt 1\n\nTail Brace Clevises - Replacement AD/PA-22/16\n\nCabin Heater Box Plate - Modification AD/PA-22/17\n\nHorizontal Stabiliser Trim Control Screw Mechanism - Stop Installation AD/PA-22/18\n\nCANCELLED AD/PA-22/19\n\nExhaust System - Inspection AD/PA-22/20\n\nLanding Gear Fairing - Modification AD/PA-22/21\n\nRudder Pedals - Modification AD/PA-22/22\n\nBrake Cable - Inspection AD/PA-22/23\n\nRight Hand Fuel Tank Quantity Gauge - Placard AD/PA-22/24 Amdt 1\n\nFront Seat Restraint Installations - Modification AD/PA-22/25\n\nFlexible Fuel Hose Assembly - Inspection AD/PA-22/26\n\nRapid Throttle Movement - Warning Placard AD/PA-22/27\n\nAutomatic Pilot Roll Servo Shear Pin - Installation AD/PA-22/28\n\nFuselage Structure, Upper Cabin - Inspection AD/PA-22/29\n\n  \nWing Fuel Tank Cap - Modification AD/PA-22/30\n\nFire Hazard Prevention - Inspection and Rework AD/PA-22/31\n\nFuselage Door Frame Tube Corrosion AD/PA-22/32 Amdt 2\n\nWing Lift Struts AD/PA-22/33 Amdt 7\n\nShimmy Damper AD/PA-22/34","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The scope remains exactly as intended — this is a procedural remaking of existing airworthiness directives for a specific aircraft type. There is no expansion beyond the original safety regulation purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single, clear purpose: revoke and remake existing instruments","No defined terms section — relies on external aviation terminology","Minimal conditional logic — straightforward delegation and action","Schedule 1 is a simple table listing 34 directives with minimal detail","Cross-references limited to subregulation 39.001(1) of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998","Actual technical requirements contained in separate attached documents not reproduced in the legislative text","No nested exceptions or complex operational rules within the instrument itself"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument revokes and immediately remakes 34 existing Airworthiness Directives for Piper PA‑22 (Tri‑Pacer/Colt) aircraft in the same form, preserving their mandatory safety requirements while updating legal enforceability. It’s a housekeeping measure that keeps inspections, repairs, and modifications legally current without changing what's required.\n\nIt affects PA‑22 owners/operators, maintenance engineers, and flight schools; five of the 34 ADs are formally canceled and not remade."},"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":"Scope has not changed: the instrument revokes and remakes the listed Airworthiness Directives “in exactly the same form” (note in instrument). The legal effect is administrative separation of each AD into its own instrument while keeping existing obligations and technical requirements intact; authority exercised under subregulation 39.001(1)."},"complexity_factors":["Administrative action only: revocation and re‑making of ADs in identical form reduces substantive legal complexity.","Large number of referenced ADs in Schedule 1 increases administrative scope and cross‑referencing burden for operators.","Technical compliance requirements are delegated to each AD (inspection/modification obligations vary per AD).","Decision‑making authority and discretion explicitly rests with CASA delegate (subreg. 39.001(1)).","Implementation complexity for operators varies by AD (parts, labour, aircraft downtime)."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument revokes a list of existing airworthiness directives for Piper PA-22 (Tri‑Pacer and Colt) aeroplanes and remakes each listed directive as a separate instrument in the same form (decision taken under subregulation 39.001(1)). It affects owners, operators and maintenance organisations for those aircraft, who remain required to comply with the individual ADs (inspections, modifications, placards or replacements). Compliance costs (labour, parts, downtime) fall on those operators; legal authority and discretion rest with the CASA delegate (subreg. 39.001(1))."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-piper-pa-22-tri-pacer-and-colt-series-aeroplan","history":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-piper-pa-22-tri-pacer-and-colt-series-aeroplan/history","analysis":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-piper-pa-22-tri-pacer-and-colt-series-aeroplan/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-piper-pa-22-tri-pacer-and-colt-series-aeroplan/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-piper-pa-22-tri-pacer-and-colt-series-aeroplan/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-piper-pa-22-tri-pacer-and-colt-series-aeroplan/documents"}}