{"id":"F2006B07962","name":"Airworthiness Directives 2004 - Revocation and Remaking - Piper PA-38 (Tomahawk) Series Aeroplanes","slug":"airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-piper-pa-38-tomahawk-series-aeroplanes","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":115005,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B07962-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-38 (Tomahawk) 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-38 (Tomahawk) Series Aeroplanes\n\nAD Name AD Number\n\nCANCELLED AD/PA-38/1\n\nAft Fuselage/Tailcone Area - Modification AD/PA-38/2\n\nVertical Fin/Rudder Leading Edge - Inspection and Modification AD/PA-38/3 Amdt 1\n\nPilots Control Wheel Installations - Inspection and Modification AD/PA-38/4 Amdt 1\n\nRudder Hinge Bracket Assembly, Lower - Modification AD/PA-38/5 Amdt 1\n\nRear Spar Attach Fittings - Inspection AD/PA-38/6\n\nFin Forward Spar Attachment - Inspection, Modification and Life Limit AD/PA-38/7 Amdt 5\n\nEngine Mount Tubes - Inspection and Modification AD/PA-38/8 Amdt 3\n\nSlick Magneto/Condenser - Replacement AD/PA-38/9\n\nStabiliser/Elevator Leading Edge - Inspection and Modification AD/PA-38/10\n\nStabiliser Pulley Bracket Mounting Fitting and Empennage Attachments - AD/PA-38/11 Amdt 1\n\nAdditional Flow Strip Installation AD/PA-38/12\n\nMagnetic Compass Mounting Hardware AD/PA-38/13\n\nControl Column Installation - Modification AD/PA-38/14\n\nFuel Gauges and Engine Instrument Power Circuits - Modification AD/PA-38/15\n\nMain Landing Gear Attach Bolts - Modification AD/PA-38/16 Amdt 1\n\nRudder Upper Hinge - Inspection and Replacement AD/PA-38/17 Amdt 2\n\nAileron Torque Tube Bearing - Inspection AD/PA-38/18\n\nAileron Balance Weight Rib - Inspection AD/PA-38/19\n\nRadio Support Installation AD/PA-38/20\n\nVertical Fin Forward Spar Attachment Plate Replacement Life Limits AD/PA-38/21\n\nAft Vertical Fin Spar - Inspection AD/PA-38/22\n\nUpper Forward and Aft Vertical Fin Spar - Inspection and Reinforcement AD/PA-38/23\n\nElevator Control Travel - Modification AD/PA-38/24\n\nFuselage Frame at Rear Spar AD/PA-38/25\n\nCarburettor Air Box Valve AD/PA-38/26\n\nWing Fatigue AD/PA-38/27 Amdt 2\n\nRudder Hinge Bracket AD/PA-38/28","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not change substantive scope. It revokes the listed ADs and remakes them in identical form (see the Note: \"being re‑made in exactly the same form as appears in the latest published edition of the Directive\") under the delegate's authority (subregulation 39.001(1)); the exercise is administrative reissuance rather than a change of regulatory coverage."},"complexity_factors":["Legal authority is a single, clear source: the instrument is made under subregulation 39.001(1) (text: \"acting under subregulation 39.001 (1)\").","Administrative action only: the Note states each attached AD is re‑made \"in exactly the same form as appears in the latest published edition of the Directive\", indicating no substantive change to content.","Volume of items: Schedule 1 lists a large number of ADs for the Piper PA‑38 series (AD/PA‑38/1 through AD/PA‑38/28 variants and amendments), increasing administrative tracking complexity for regulators and operators.","Instrument structure is simple: a revocation clause and a remaking clause (see points (a) and (b) of the delegate's instrument), but implementation requires coordinated replacement of multiple instruments.","Stakeholder impact is concentrated: owners, operators and maintenance organisations of Piper PA‑38 aircraft bear any compliance or record‑keeping burden implied by reissuance of multiple ADs (inferred from the AD titles in Schedule 1 such as \"Inspection and Modification\" and \"Replacement\")."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument revokes a list of Airworthiness Directives (ADs) for Piper PA‑38 (Tomahawk) aeroplanes and re‑issues each AD as a separate instrument in the same form as the latest published edition. Mechanically, it replaces the listed ADs with newly made instruments without altering their substance. It affects owners, operators and maintenance organisations of Piper PA‑38 aircraft who must continue to follow those ADs; the change was made by a CASA delegate under subregulation 39.001(1)."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument maintains identical scope to the original Airworthiness Directives. The remaking is purely procedural to ensure legal validity under current regulations, with the Note explicitly stating each directive is re-made 'in exactly the same form' as previously published."},"complexity_factors":["Single purpose instrument with straightforward structure (revocation + remaking)","No defined terms section - relies on external aviation terminology","Content references 28 separate technical directives but does not reproduce their detailed engineering specifications","Simple conditional logic: subregulation 39.001(1) provides clear authority","Cross-references limited to Schedule 1 table and attached instruments","Note clarifies no substantive changes to content"],"plain_english_summary":"This CASA instrument formally cancels 28 existing Airworthiness Directives for Piper PA‑38 Tomahawk aeroplanes and immediately reissues them unchanged, preserving the same inspection, repair, replacement and life‑limit requirements. It’s an administrative housekeeping step to ensure those legally binding safety obligations remain enforceable under current aviation law, affecting Tomahawk owners/operators, maintenance engineers, and flying schools that operate or service these aircraft."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-piper-pa-38-tomahawk-series-aeroplanes","history":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-piper-pa-38-tomahawk-series-aeroplanes/history","analysis":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-piper-pa-38-tomahawk-series-aeroplanes/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-piper-pa-38-tomahawk-series-aeroplanes/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-piper-pa-38-tomahawk-series-aeroplanes/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-piper-pa-38-tomahawk-series-aeroplanes/documents"}}