AD/PA-36/3 - Pilot Seat Restraint Installation - Modification - CANCELLED

What this is: An Airworthiness Directive (AD) — a mandatory safety rule issued by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) requiring specific actions for aircraft.

What it does: This directive cancels an older safety rule that required owners of Piper PA-36 Pawnee Brave aircraft to install upper torso restraints (shoulder harnesses) on models certified before 1967.

Why it matters: The specific requirement has been consolidated into a general directive (AD/GENERAL/74 Amendment 1) covering multiple aircraft types. This simplifies compliance for owners and maintenance providers, who now follow the consolidated rule rather than a model-specific one.

Who it affects: Owners and operators of Piper PA-36 series aircraft, who must now comply with the replacement general directive instead of this cancelled one.