{"id":"F2007L00125","name":"AD/A330/71 - Slide Rafts Fitted on Type A Doors - Modification","slug":"ad-a330-71-slide-rafts-fitted-on-type-a-doors-modification","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":68232,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007L00125-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Airbus Industrie A330 Series Aeroplanes","sectionType":"division","heading":"Airbus Industrie A330 Series Aeroplanes","content":"### Airbus Industrie A330 Series Aeroplanes\n\n| AD/A330/71 | Slide Rafts Fitted on Type ADoors - Modification | 2/2007 |\n| ---------- | ------------------------------------------------ | ------ |\n\n| Applicability: | Airbus A330 Type aircraft equipped with Goodrich Slide Rafts on Type A doors with Part Numbers as listed in EASA AD No. 2006-0354.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |\n| -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| Requirement:   | Modify slide rafts in accordance with the Airbus Service Bulletins identified in EASA AD No. 2006-0354 as applicable.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |\n| Compliance:    | At the next slide raft overhaul or within 36 months after the effective date of this AD, whichever occurs later.36 months after the effective date of this AD, no person may install a Goodrich Slide Raft having a Part Number affected by this directive on an aircraft as a replacement part, unless it has been modified in accordance with the requirements of this directive.                                                                                                                        |\n|                | This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 15 February 2007.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |\n| Background:    | Several operators have reported non-automatic deployment of slide rafts during ground operational test. In all cases, the slide raft released correctly from the door but did not inflate automatically. Pulling the manual backup handle correctly inflated the slide raft. Investigation conducted by the slide raft manufacturer showed that non-automatic deployments have two potential root causes. This situation, if not corrected, could delay the evacuation of passengers in case of emergency. |\n\n![](image.001.png)  \nDavid Villiers  \nDelegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority\n\n3 January 2007","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"AD/A330/71","sectionType":"part","heading":"AD/A330/71","content":"## AD/A330/71","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Slide Rafts Fitted on Type ADoors - Modi","sectionType":"part","heading":"Slide Rafts Fitted on Type ADoors - Modification","content":"## Slide Rafts Fitted on Type A  \nDoors - Modification","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"2/2007","sectionType":"part","heading":"2/2007","content":"## 2/2007","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The directive's scope remains aligned with its stated purpose: to correct reported failures of automatic inflation in specific Goodrich slide rafts on A330 Type A doors. It is limited to aircraft and part numbers identified in EASA AD No. 2006-0354 and requires modification per Airbus Service Bulletins (Applicability; Requirement; Background). It does not broaden obligations beyond modification, scheduling, and a prohibition on installing unmodified affected parts (Compliance)."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow technical scope: applies only to Airbus A330s with specific Goodrich slide raft part numbers (Applicability).","Requires compliance with external technical documents (Airbus Service Bulletins) rather than prescribing detailed steps in the AD itself (Requirement).","Timing constraint linked to maintenance events (next raft overhaul) or a fixed 36‑month deadline, creating mixed scheduling compliance (Compliance).","Prohibition on installing unmodified replacement parts after 36 months adds an ongoing parts-control obligation (Compliance).","Safety-critical hardware changes and verification of inflation behaviour raise evidentiary/inspection burdens for operators (Background/Requirement).","Cross-reference to EASA AD No. 2006-0354 creates dependency on another instrument for full part identification and applicability (Applicability)."],"plain_english_summary":"This Airworthiness Directive requires operators of Airbus A330 aircraft fitted with Goodrich slide rafts on Type A doors (part numbers listed in EASA AD No. 2006-0354) to modify those rafts per the Airbus Service Bulletins cited (Requirement). Operators must do the work at the next raft overhaul or within 36 months, and from 36 months no affected unmodified raft may be installed (Compliance). The AD responds to reports of rafts not inflating automatically during ground tests (Background)."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a standard, narrow Airworthiness Directive addressing a specific safety defect in specific aircraft components. It has not expanded beyond its original purpose of mandating slide raft modifications."},"complexity_factors":["Single, specific technical requirement (modify slide rafts per referenced Airbus bulletins)","Only one defined applicability criterion (aircraft type + specific part numbers)","Simple two-part compliance deadline (next overhaul OR 36 months)","No nested exceptions or conditional logic — straightforward prohibition on unmodified parts after deadline","Heavy reliance on external documents (EASA AD 2006-0354 and Airbus Service Bulletins) for technical details, keeping the directive itself brief"],"plain_english_summary":"This Airworthiness Directive requires operators of Airbus A330s fitted with certain Goodrich Type A door slide rafts to modify them because some failed to auto‑inflate in tests, risking delayed evacuations.\n\nThe modification must follow Airbus service instructions at the next scheduled overhaul or within 36 months of February 2007, and after that date unmodified rafts may not be installed as replacements."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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