{"id":"F2006B07960","name":"Airworthiness Directives 2004 - Revocation and Remaking - Piper PA-34 (Seneca) Series Aeroplanes","slug":"airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-piper-pa-34-seneca-series-aeroplanes","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":115003,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B07960-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-34 (Seneca) 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-34 (Seneca) Series Aeroplanes\n\nAD Name AD Number\n\nCompass Installation - Inspection for Accuracy AD/PA-34/1\n\nSuperseded by AD/PA-34/25 - CANCELLED AD/PA-34/2 Amdt 1\n\nInduction Air Box Valve - Inspection AD/PA-34/3 Amdt 1\n\nStabilator - Inspection and Drilling of Drain Holes AD/PA-34/4\n\nStabilator Tip Balance Weight - Inspection AD/PA-34/5\n\nExhaust System - Inspection AD/PA-34/6 Amdt 2\n\nAft Wing Assembly - Inspection AD/PA-34/7 Amdt 2\n\nWing Walk - Inspection and Modification AD/PA-34/8\n\nRudder Servo Trim Tab - Inspection AD/PA-34/9\n\nRudder Bar Assembly - Inspection and Modification AD/PA-34/10\n\nWing Skin/Rib - Inspection and Modification AD/PA-34/11\n\nNose Gear Drag Link Assembly - Inspection AD/PA-34/12\n\nPropeller Damper Screws - Replacement AD/PA-34/13\n\nFuel Line Chafing - Inspection AD/PA-34/14\n\nOuter Wing Spars - Inspection AD/PA-34/15\n\nWing Spar Lower Tension Strap - Inspection AD/PA-34/16 Amdt 1\n\nFuel Quantity Placard - Replacement AD/PA-34/17\n\nQuick Disconnect Seat Retention Mechanism - Inspection AD/PA-34/18\n\nTurbocharger Oil Hose - Modification AD/PA-34/19\n\nPneumatic De-Icer Tubing - Inspection AD/PA-34/20\n\nRudder Cable Installation Rear Fuselage - Inspection AD/PA-34/21\n\nFuselage Structure Rivets - Inspection AD/PA-34/22\n\nInduction, Air Box, Filter Locator Clips - Replacement AD/PA-34/23\n\nEngine Control Rod End Bearings - Inspection and Replacement AD/PA-34/24\n\nVertical Fin and Stabilator Attachments - Inspection AD/PA-34/25\n\nFuel Line - Inspection and Modification AD/PA-34/26\n\nMain Fuel Supply Line - Inspection and Modification AD/PA-34/27 Amdt 1\n\nGlove Compartment - Modification AD/PA-34/28\n\nMain Wing Spar Attaching Nuts AD/PA-34/29 Amdt 2\n\n  \nHose Assembly - Inspection and Replacement AD/PA-34/30\n\nStabilator Skin - Inspection AD/PA-34/31\n\nForward Baggage Door AD/PA-34/32 Amdt 3\n\nWindow Curtain Rod Support Area - Inspection AD/PA-34/33\n\nAmmeter Wiring Inspection and Modification - CANCELLED AD/PA-34/34\n\nFuselage Structure, LH Side Sta.108 - Inspection and Modification AD/PA-34/35\n\nRudder Torque Tube Attachment Fitting AD/PA-34/36 Amdt 3\n\nAmmeter Installation Modification - CANCELLED AD/PA-34/37\n\nExhaust System Heat Exchanger - Inspection AD/PA-34/38\n\nAmmeter Installation AD/PA-34/39 Amdt 1\n\nStabilator Attach Fitting Corrosion AD/PA-34/40\n\nNose Gear Centering Attach Bolt AD/PA-34/41\n\nAileron Hinge Fitting Assembly AD/PA-34/42 Amdt 1\n\nNose Gear Upper Drag Link Bolt AD/PA-34/43\n\nMain Landing Gear - Trunnion Housing AD/PA-34/44 Amdt 1\n\nWing and Airframe Retirement Lives AD/PA-34/45 Amdt 1\n\nMain Landing Gear Side Brace Stud AD/PA-34/46 Amdt 1\n\nNose Gear Hydraulic Actuator Mount Assembly AD/PA-34/47\n\nFlap Handle Attach Bolt AD/PA-34/48\n\nEngine Air Filter AD/PA-34/49\n\nAircraft Flight Manual, Flight into Icing Conditions AD/PA-34/50 Amdt 1\n\nCombustion Heater Fuel Pumps AD/PA-34/51\n\nControl Wheel Attachment AD/PA-34/52","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. 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There is no expansion of regulatory reach or substantive change to requirements."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision with two clear actions (revocation and remaking)","52 separate airworthiness directives attached as schedules, each with their own technical complexity","Cross-references to Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 (subregulation 39.001(1))","Multiple amendment notations (e.g., 'Amdt 1', 'Amdt 2', 'Amdt 3') indicating layered history","Three explicitly cancelled directives (AD/PA-34/2, AD/PA-34/34, AD/PA-34/37) showing regulatory housekeeping","Technical aviation terminology throughout (stabilator, trunnion housing, Sta.108) requiring domain knowledge","Note clarifying that attached directives are re-made 'in exactly the same form' — this is a pure administrative re-authorisation without substantive change"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument revokes and re-makes 52 airworthiness directives for Piper PA-34 (Seneca) aircraft in their existing form, effectively renewing mandatory safety requirements without changing them. It keeps inspections, repairs and modifications legally enforceable for owners, operators and maintenance engineers, preserving regulatory oversight of the Australian Seneca fleet (roughly 300–400 aircraft) to prevent lapses that could compromise safety."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not change the substantive scope or content of the listed Airworthiness Directives; it formally revokes and reissues them in the same form, so existing obligations and affected parties remain unchanged."},"complexity_factors":["Administrative action only: revocation and reissue in identical form reduces legal complexity but requires administrative re-documentation.","Large number of separate ADs listed (many discrete obligations) increases tracking and compliance burden for operators and maintainers.","Use of delegated power under subregulation 39.001(1) centralises the decision in a delegate rather than a full board.","Presence of notes like 'CANCELLED' and 'Superseded' in the schedule adds potential for operator confusion about current applicability.","No substantive changes reduces interpretive complexity but increases operational need to reconcile records and ensure each re-made instrument is applied."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument revokes a long list of existing Airworthiness Directives for Piper PA‑34 (Seneca) aeroplanes and remakes each one as a separate, identical instrument. It affects owners, operators, maintainers and certificated organisations responsible for those aeroplanes because it preserves existing mandatory inspection, modification and replacement requirements.  \n\nThe Civil Aviation Safety Authority delegate states the purpose is to reproduce each Directive in its latest published form under subregulation 39.001(1). Regulated parties remain liable for compliance and for costs of inspections, parts or modifications."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-piper-pa-34-seneca-series-aeroplanes","history":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-piper-pa-34-seneca-series-aeroplanes/history","analysis":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-piper-pa-34-seneca-series-aeroplanes/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-piper-pa-34-seneca-series-aeroplanes/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-piper-pa-34-seneca-series-aeroplanes/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-piper-pa-34-seneca-series-aeroplanes/documents"}}