{"id":"F2006B07954","name":"Airworthiness Directives 2004 - Revocation and Remaking - Piper PA-24 (Comanche) Series Aeroplanes","slug":"airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-piper-pa-24-comanche-series-aeroplanes","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":114993,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B07954-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-24 (Comanche) 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-24 (Comanche) Series Aeroplanes\n\nAD Name AD Number\n\nBattery Cables - Provision of Insulation Inside Battery Box AD/PA-24/1\n\nCANCELLED AD/PA-24/2\n\nNose Wheel Steering Arm Mounting Bracket - Reinforcement AD/PA-24/3\n\nCANCELLED AD/PA-24/4\n\nCANCELLED AD/PA-24/5\n\nCANCELLED AD/PA-24/6\n\nControl Wheel Sprocket Mounting Hole - Inspection AD/PA-24/7\n\nSuperseded by AD/PA-24/40 - CANCELLED AD/PA-24/8\n\nControl Tube Guide Blocks - Safety Wiring AD/PA-24/9\n\nCANCELLED AD/PA-24/10\n\nCANCELLED AD/PA-24/11\n\nRubatex Blocks - Removal from Interior of Wing AD/PA-24/12\n\nCANCELLED AD/PA-24/13\n\nExhaust System - Inspection AD/PA-24/14 Amdt 1\n\nCANCELLED AD/PA-24/15\n\nCANCELLED AD/PA-24/16 Amdt 1\n\nCANCELLED AD/PA-24/17\n\nAutomatic Pilot - Pitch Servomotor - Modification AD/PA-24/18\n\nCANCELLED AD/PA-24/19\n\nCANCELLED AD/PA-24/20\n\nCANCELLED AD/PA-24/21 Amdt 2\n\nBaggage Door Latch - Inspection AD/PA-24/22\n\nCANCELLED AD/PA-24/23\n\nPropeller Inspection and Operating Instructions AD/PA-24/24\n\nSeat Frame - Modification AD/PA-24/25\n\nPitch Trim Switch - Modification AD/PA-24/26 Amdt 1\n\nFront Seat Restraint Installations - Modification AD/PA-24/27\n\nNormal Operating and Never Exceed Speed Limitations - Reduction AD/PA-24/28 Amdt 1\n\nRudder Balance Weight - Installation AD/PA-24/29\n\n  \nUncoordinated Manoeuvres - Warning Placard AD/PA-24/30 Amdt 1\n\nLanding Gear and Flap Assemblies - Inspection AD/PA-24/31\n\nStabilator Attachment Bolts - Inspection AD/PA-24/32 Amdt 1\n\nStabilator Torque Tube Bearing Block Attachment Fitting AD/PA-24/33 Amdt 3\n\nAutomatic Pilot Roll Servo Shear Pin - Installation AD/PA-24/34\n\nBeryl Aviation Filtrator Assembly - Replacement AD/PA-24/35\n\nFin Forward Spar Attachment - Inspection AD/PA-24/36\n\nStabilator Balance Weight Tube - Replacement AD/PA-24/37\n\nAileron Spar - Inspection and Modification AD/PA-24/38\n\nFuel Selector Valve - Inspection AD/PA-24/39\n\nAileron Nose Rib - Inspection and Modification AD/PA-24/40\n\nWing Inspection for Fatigue Cracking AD/PA-24/41 Amdt 2\n\nFlap Extension Limitation - Warning Placard AD/PA-24/42\n\nWing Main Spar Lower Cap - Inspection AD/PA-24/43\n\nMain Landing Gear Side Brace Stud AD/PA-24/44 Amdt 1\n\nEngine Air Filter AD/PA-24/45","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":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Scope is not changed: the instrument explicitly revokes and then re‑makes each listed Airworthiness Directive \"in exactly the same form as appears in the latest published edition of the Directive\" (note in instrument). The action is administrative (revocation and reissuance); cancelled or superseded entries are recorded in Schedule 1 rather than altering substantive requirements."},"complexity_factors":["Large volume of listed ADs across many safety topics (numerous entries in Schedule 1).","Mixed statuses in the list: several items are marked CANCELLED or SUPERSDED, and many show amendment numbers (Amdt).","Administrative dual action (revocation of existing instrument references and re‑making each AD as separate instruments) requires careful document management.","Reliance on attached re‑issued ADs (instrument refers to ADs attached in the same form) means users must consult those attachments to see operative text.","Tracking history and applicability: amendment numbers and prior cancellations create an elevated compliance‑tracking burden for operators and maintainers."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument revokes the Airworthiness Directives listed in Schedule 1 that apply to Piper PA‑24 (Comanche) aeroplanes and reissues each of those ADs as separate instruments, in the same form as their latest published editions (made under subregulation 39.001(1)). It affects owners, operators and maintenance organisations responsible for Piper PA‑24 aircraft because the listed directives are the operative instruments to be followed; Schedule 1 also records entries that are CANCELLED or SUPERSDED."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation maintains its original administrative purpose. This is a procedural instrument exercising a specific power under the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations to revoke and remake existing directives. The scope has not expanded beyond the Piper PA-24 series aircraft or beyond the mechanical task of updating the legal form of existing safety requirements."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision with two clear actions (revocation and remaking)","No defined terms section — relies on external understanding of 'Airworthiness Directive' and aircraft model designation","Schedule-based structure with simple tabular list of 45 items","Cross-references only to the enabling regulation (Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998, subregulation 39.001(1))","No conditional logic or nested exceptions — straightforward administrative remaking","Note clarifies that technical content is unchanged, reducing interpretive burden"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument updates how mandatory safety rules for Piper PA-24 Comanche aeroplanes are published in Australia: it cancels 17 old Airworthiness Directives and reissues 28 ADs as separate, current legal instruments. It affects owners, operators, maintenance engineers and organisations that operate these aircraft. The change is procedural—safety requirements remain the same, but the rules are clearer and more enforceable as individual documents."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-piper-pa-24-comanche-series-aeroplanes","history":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-piper-pa-24-comanche-series-aeroplanes/history","analysis":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-piper-pa-24-comanche-series-aeroplanes/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-piper-pa-24-comanche-series-aeroplanes/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-piper-pa-24-comanche-series-aeroplanes/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-piper-pa-24-comanche-series-aeroplanes/documents"}}