{"id":"F2005L03571","name":"AD/B737/265 - Emergency Floor Path Lighting System","slug":"ad-b737-265-emergency-floor-path-lighting-system","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":39137,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005L03571-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Boeing 737 Series Aeroplanes","sectionType":"division","heading":"Boeing 737 Series Aeroplanes","content":"### Boeing 737 Series Aeroplanes\n\n| AD/B737/265 | Emergency Floor Path Lighting System | 13/2005 |\n| ----------- | ------------------------------------ | ------- |\n\n| Applicability: | Model 737-200 series aircraft equipped with SAF-T-GLO Aerospace Limited emergency floor path lighting systems installed in accordance with Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) ST00969AT.            |\n| -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| Requirement:   | Action in accordance with the technical requirements of FAA AD 2000-03-05Amdt 39-11562.Note: STC ST01829AT, dated 11 February 1999, refers.                                                          |\n| Compliance:    | As specified in the Requirement document, with a revised effective date of22 December 2005.                                                                                                          |\n|                | This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 22 December 2005.                                                                                                                                  |\n| Background:    | The FAA received information indicating that the existing floor path lighting system does not provide adequate lighting and cueing for safe evacuation of the aircraft in the event of an emergency. |\n\n![](image.001.png)  \nDavid Villiers  \nDelegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority\n\n10 November 2005","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"AD/B737/265","sectionType":"part","heading":"AD/B737/265","content":"## AD/B737/265","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Emergency Floor Path Lighting System","sectionType":"part","heading":"Emergency Floor Path Lighting System","content":"## Emergency Floor Path Lighting System","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"13/2005","sectionType":"part","heading":"13/2005","content":"## 13/2005","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"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 a specific aircraft configuration. It has not expanded beyond its original purpose of mandating corrective action for inadequate emergency lighting systems."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (under 300 words)","Only 1 defined term implicitly referenced (Supplemental Type Certificate)","Single, clear applicability criterion (specific aircraft model + specific STC)","No nested conditional logic or exceptions","Cross-references only to external FAA document and one related STC","Straightforward compliance requirement: follow the FAA directive by a fixed date"],"plain_english_summary":"This mandatory CASA Airworthiness Directive requires owners/operators of Boeing 737‑200 aircraft fitted with SAF‑T‑GLO emergency floor path lighting under ST00969AT to carry out corrective action because the system may not provide adequate lighting or guidance for evacuations. It adopts the FAA’s fix (FAA AD 2000‑03‑05) and sets a compliance deadline of 22 December 2005."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument maintains its original scope of requiring affected 737‑200 aircraft with SAF‑T‑GLO STC installations to meet the FAA AD's technical requirements. The only change noted in the text is a revised effective date (22 December 2005), not an expansion or reduction of the population affected or the substantive technical requirement (source: Compliance; Applicability; Requirement)."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow applicability: applies only to Model 737‑200 aircraft fitted with SAF‑T‑GLO systems installed under STC ST00969AT (source: Applicability).","References an external regulatory document (FAA AD 2000‑03‑05 Amdt 39‑11562) for technical requirements, creating dependency on that document for details (source: Requirement).","Technical compliance likely requires specialised inspections, modifications or installations — the AD points to FAA technical directions rather than reproducing them here (source: Requirement).","Administrative change: revised effective date (22 December 2005) alters timing but not the substantive actions required (source: Compliance).","Enforcement role identified (Civil Aviation Safety Authority delegate named), but operational discretion and implementation logistics rest with operators and maintenance organisations (source: signature and compliance lines)."],"plain_english_summary":"This directive requires Model 737‑200 aeroplanes fitted with SAF‑T‑GLO emergency floor path lighting under STC ST00969AT to comply with the technical actions specified in FAA AD 2000‑03‑05 (Amdt 39‑11562). It takes effect on 22 December 2005. It matters because the FAA found the existing system may not provide adequate lighting and cueing for safe evacuation.\n\nOperators and owners of affected aircraft must carry out the inspections or modifications and bear the costs; the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (delegate David Villiers) enforces compliance."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-b737-265-emergency-floor-path-lighting-system","history":"/api/acts/ad-b737-265-emergency-floor-path-lighting-system/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-b737-265-emergency-floor-path-lighting-system/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-b737-265-emergency-floor-path-lighting-system/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-b737-265-emergency-floor-path-lighting-system/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-b737-265-emergency-floor-path-lighting-system/documents"}}