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AD/PA-32/23 - Front Seat Restraint Installations - Modification

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What this does: This is an aviation safety directive requiring owners and operators of Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six aircraft to upgrade the front seat restraint systems.

Who it affects: Anyone operating any model of the Piper PA-32 (Cherokee Six) series of aeroplanes.

What must be done: Install proper safety harnesses in the front seats using a design or installation plan that has been approved by the Secretary (the senior public servant in charge of the relevant government department).

Why it matters: This improves pilot and passenger safety by ensuring adequate restraint during turbulence, hard landings, or accidents. The directive specified a compliance deadline of 1 September 1972, after which aircraft could not legally fly without this modification.

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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 - 105 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY

SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

View image in the official source Piper PA-32 (Cherokee Six) Series Aeroplanes

AD/PA-32/23 Front Seat Restraint Installations - Modification 6/72

Applicability: All models.

Requirement: Modify each front seat restraint installation by fitting a safety harness in accordance with a scheme approved by the Secretary.

Compliance: Before 1 September 1972.

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