{"id":"F2006B02048","name":"AD/AA-5/16 Amdt 1 - Pre Certification Requirements - Modification","slug":"ad-aa-5-16-amdt-1-pre-certification-requirements-modification","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":41270,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B02048-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/AA-5/16 Amdt 1 - Pre Certification Requirements - Modification","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-description: CASA Airworthiness Directive\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 22.10.0\nmeta-keywords: Issue NK,Aircraft below 5700 kg,Gulfstream (Grumman American/ American Aviation) AA-5 Series Aeroplanes,Pre Certification Requirements - Modification,16 Amdt 1\ntitle: Airworthiness Directive - AD/AA-5/16 Amdt 1 - Pre Certification Requirements - Modification\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 - 105 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY\n\nSCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES\n\n \n\n![](image.001.png)  Gulfstream (Grumman American/ American Aviation) AA-5 Series Aeroplanes\n\n \n\nAD/AA-5/16\n\nAmdt 1\n\n\nPre Certification Requirements - Modification NK\n\n \n\nApplicability: All AA-5A models.\n\n \n\nRequirement: 1. Install “Open” and “Closed” placards adjacent to the outside canopy handle in positions as indicated below.\n\n \n\nBoth placards are to be painted white lettering, 6mm in height, on a black background.\n\n \n\n2. Install a placard in the cabin specifying that smoking is prohibited during Take-off, Landing or Fuelling Operations.\n\n \n\nCompliance: Unless already accomplished, within 100 hours’ time in service after 31 October 1979 for those aircraft on the Australian Register. Before C of A for other aircraft.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2125},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"As Amendment 1 to an existing Airworthiness Directive, this instrument maintains the original scope of mandating safety placards for AA-5A aircraft. The amendment appears to update or clarify the pre-certification modification requirements without expanding the class of affected aircraft or introducing entirely new safety domains."},"complexity_factors":["Only two operative requirements with specific physical specifications (letter height, colours)","Single applicability criterion (AA-5A models only)","Binary compliance pathway distinguishing existing registered aircraft from new entrants","No defined terms section or cross-references to other legislative instruments"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does**\n\nThis directive requires owners of specific light aircraft to install two types of safety placards (warning signs) to improve flight safety.\n\n**Who it affects**\n\nOwners and operators of **Gulfstream (Grumman American/American Aviation) AA-5A model aircraft** — a series of small, single-engine planes commonly used for private flying and training.\n\n**What must be done**\n\n1. **Canopy placards**: Install \"Open\" and \"Closed\" signs next to the outside canopy handle. These must have:\n   - White letters, 6mm high\n   - Black background\n\n2. **Smoking placard**: Install a sign inside the cabin prohibiting smoking during take-off, landing, or refuelling.\n\n**Deadline**\n\n- For aircraft already registered in Australia: Within 100 hours of flight time after 31 October 1979\n- For new aircraft entering Australian registration: Before the Certificate of Airworthiness (a safety approval document) is issued"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-aa-5-16-amdt-1-pre-certification-requirements-modification","history":"/api/acts/ad-aa-5-16-amdt-1-pre-certification-requirements-modification/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-aa-5-16-amdt-1-pre-certification-requirements-modification/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-aa-5-16-amdt-1-pre-certification-requirements-modification/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-aa-5-16-amdt-1-pre-certification-requirements-modification/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-aa-5-16-amdt-1-pre-certification-requirements-modification/documents"}}