{"id":"F2006B05846","name":"AD/PA-32/5 Amdt 3 - Aileron and Stabilator Balance Weight Assembly and Rudder Horn Assembly - Inspection","slug":"f2006b05846","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":322667,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B05846-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/PA-32/5 Amdt 3 - Aileron and Stabilator Balance Weight Assembly and Rudder Horn Assembly - Inspection","content":"COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 \\- 105 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY\n\nSCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES\n\n![](image.001.png)  \nPiper PA-32 (Cherokee Six) Series Aeroplanes\n\nAD/PA-32/5\n\nAmdt 3\n\n  \n\nAileron and Stabilator Balance Weight Assembly NK and Rudder Horn Assembly - Inspection\n\nApplicability: All models PA-32-260 with S/Nos. referenced in Piper SB No. 240.\n\nRequirement: 1. Inspect in accordance with Piper SB No. 240 and take necessary action as called up in Service Bulletin.\n\n2. Remove the wing tips and visually inspect the balance weight arms and attachments for cracks.\n\nCompliance: For Para. 1 - Aircraft which have achieved 2 years in service since date of manufacture, within 100 hours time in service after 31 August 1980 and thereafter at intervals not exceeding 2 years.\n\nFor Para. 2 \\- Within 200 hours time in service after 31 August 1980 and thereafter at intervals not exceeding 200 hours time in service.\n\nNote: Compliance with previous issue of this AD constitutes compliance with this issue of AD.\n\nBackground: Aileron balance weight support tubes have exhibited instances of internal corrosion and subsequent separation. Stabilator and rudder balance assemblies have demonstrated a tendency to work loose in service. This amendment references specific affected aeroplanes and simplifies compliance statement.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2261},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This amendment narrowed the scope from earlier versions by limiting applicability to specific aircraft serial numbers referenced in Piper SB No. 240, rather than all PA-32 models. It also simplified the compliance statement compared to previous issues."},"complexity_factors":["References external technical standard (Piper SB No. 240) without reproducing its contents","Dual compliance schedules using different metrics (calendar years versus flight hours)","Applicability limited to specific aircraft serial numbers requiring cross-checking against manufacturer records","Technical aviation terminology (stabilator, aileron, rudder horn, time in service) requiring specialist knowledge"],"plain_english_summary":"This mandatory directive requires owners of specified Piper PA-32-260 Cherokee Six aircraft (serials listed in Piper Service Bulletin No. 240) to inspect and, if needed, repair or replace aileron balance weights, stabilator and rudder balance assemblies per the manufacturer’s bulletin. It responds to internal corrosion and possible loosening that can degrade control. Owners must also remove wing tips for visual checks of balance weight arms. Compliance: bulletin inspection within 100 flight hours after 31 Aug 1980, then every 2 years; visual inspection within 200 flight hours, then every 200 hours."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2006b05846","history":"/api/acts/f2006b05846/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2006b05846/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2006b05846/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2006b05846/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2006b05846/documents"}}