{"id":"F2006B02303","name":"AD/AL 60/7 Amdt 1 - Capacitor Fastening - Modification","slug":"ad-al-60-7-amdt-1-capacitor-fastening-modification","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":41533,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B02303-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/AL 60/7 Amdt 1 - Capacitor Fastening - Modification","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 22.10.0\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)  Aermacchi - Lockheed AL 60 Series Aeroplanes\n\n \n\nAD/AL 60/7\n\nAmdt 1\n\n\nCapacitor Fastening - Modification 10/63\n\n \n\nApplicability: As detailed in requirement document. Document:  Aermacchi Lockheed 60 Mod. Bulletin No. 16. Compliance:              Before 1 September 1971.\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\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a discrete, single-purpose airworthiness directive focused specifically on capacitor fastening modifications for one aircraft series. It has not expanded beyond its original narrow safety purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short document (approximately 150 words)","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the parent Civil Aviation Regulations 1998","Simple conditional structure: single applicability criterion referencing an external document","Single compliance deadline with no exceptions or alternative methods of compliance","No nested logic or subordinate provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this is:** This is an **Airworthiness Directive (AD)** — a mandatory safety order issued by Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) that requires specific repairs or modifications to aircraft.\n\n**What it does:** This directive orders owners and operators of **Aermacchi-Lockheed AL 60 series aeroplanes** to carry out a specific modification to how **capacitors** (electrical components that store energy) are fastened or secured in the aircraft. The modification is described in **Aermacchi Lockheed 60 Modification Bulletin No. 16**.\n\n**Who it affects:** Anyone who owns, operates, or maintains an Aermacchi-Lockheed AL 60 aircraft in Australia.\n\n**Why it matters:** Capacitors that aren't properly secured could come loose during flight, potentially causing electrical failures or other safety hazards. This directive makes the fix **legally mandatory** — not optional — to keep these aircraft airworthy.\n\n**Key deadline:** The work had to be completed **before 1 September 1971** (this is a historical directive from the early 1970s)."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The instrument is labelled as Amendment 1 (Amdt 1), which indicates it modifies a prior AD (AD/AL 60/7). The AD text itself does not specify what was changed from the original version, so the exact scope change cannot be determined from this document alone. To identify the precise amendments, the original AD and the amendment text must be compared with the referenced Mod. Bulletin No. 16."},"complexity_factors":["Relies on an external technical document (Aermacchi Lockheed 60 Mod. Bulletin No. 16) for the required work rather than setting out procedures in the AD itself","Applicability is stated only as \"As detailed in requirement document\", creating ambiguity about exactly which individual aircraft within the AL 60 series are affected without consulting the bulletin","Fixed compliance deadline (Before 1 September 1971) imposes time pressure and scheduling complexity for owners/operators","Mandatory nature of the AD reduces discretionary flexibility for operators but leaves practical scheduling and sourcing choices to maintenance providers","Limited information in the AD about rationale, cost, acceptable alternatives, or proof-of-compliance procedures increases reliance on secondary documents and regulators for clarification"],"plain_english_summary":"This AD mandates a capacitor‑fastening modification on Aermacchi–Lockheed AL 60 series aeroplanes, requiring work exactly as described in Aermacchi Lockheed 60 Mod. Bulletin No. 16. It affects owners/operators and their maintenance providers; the Civil Aviation Safety Authority issues the requirement and owners/operators must arrange and pay for completion before 1 September 1971."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-al-60-7-amdt-1-capacitor-fastening-modification","history":"/api/acts/ad-al-60-7-amdt-1-capacitor-fastening-modification/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-al-60-7-amdt-1-capacitor-fastening-modification/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-al-60-7-amdt-1-capacitor-fastening-modification/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-al-60-7-amdt-1-capacitor-fastening-modification/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-al-60-7-amdt-1-capacitor-fastening-modification/documents"}}