{"id":"F2006B03013","name":"AD/B747/111 - Evacuation System Packboards and Cover Assemblies","slug":"ad-b747-111-evacuation-system-packboards-and-cover-assemblies","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":42372,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B03013-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/B747/111 - Evacuation System Packboards and Cover Assemblies","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)  Boeing 747 Series Aeroplanes\n\n \n\nAD/B747/111 Evacuation System Packboards and Cover Assemblies\n\n\n7/92\n\n \n\nApplicability: Model 747 series, line number 696 and subsequent; equipped with evacuation system packboards and cover assemblies identified in Boeing SB 747-25-2807 Revision 2, and Boeing ASB 747-25A2889.\n\n \n\nRequirement: Action in accordance with the technical requirements of FAA AD 92-06-03 Amdt 39- 8183.\n\n \n\nCompliance: As specified in the Requirement Document with a revised effective date of 25 October 1992 for Australian registered aircraft.\n\n \n\nBackground: The FAA has received reports of emergency escape systems not releasing from the cabin door. This Directive requires inspection and modification of the packboard assemblies.\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 standard, narrow airworthiness directive addressing a specific mechanical defect in specific aircraft. It has not expanded beyond its original safety purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (approximately 150 words of substantive content)","Only 2 defined applicability criteria (model series and line number)","Single cross-reference to external FAA directive (FAA AD 92-06-03)","No nested conditions or exceptions","No interpretation section or defined terms","Straightforward compliance requirement: follow the US directive by a specific date"],"plain_english_summary":"This is an **Airworthiness Directive (AD)** — essentially a mandatory safety order — issued by Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) for certain **Boeing 747 aircraft**.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Requires owners and operators of specific Boeing 747 planes (those built from line number 696 onwards) to inspect and modify their **evacuation system packboards and cover assemblies** — these are parts of the emergency escape slides that deploy from cabin doors during an emergency.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) received reports that these emergency escape systems were **failing to release properly from cabin doors**. In an emergency evacuation, seconds count — if the slide doesn't deploy, passengers and crew could be trapped or delayed, with potentially fatal consequences.\n\n**Who must comply:**\n- Operators of Australian-registered Boeing 747 aircraft that match the specific model criteria and have the particular packboard assemblies identified in Boeing's service bulletins.\n\n**What action is required:**\n- Aircraft operators must follow the technical instructions in **FAA AD 92-06-03** (a US safety order), but with an Australian compliance deadline of **25 October 1992**."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The directive adopts the FAA AD's technical requirements for the same affected equipment and aircraft; the only Australia-specific change in the text is a revised effective date for Australian-registered aircraft (25 October 1992). Applicability remains limited to Model 747, line number 696 and subsequent, fitted with the identified assemblies."},"complexity_factors":["Incorporates and depends on an external FAA AD (FAA AD 92-06-03 Amdt 39-8183) — requires consulting and following another instrument.","Technical maintenance actions (inspection and modification of packboard assemblies) require certified personnel and parts.","Applicability is geographically and serial-number limited (Model 747, line number 696 and subsequent) and limited to specific packboards/cover assemblies identified in Boeing SB/ASB.","Revised effective date for Australian-registered aircraft (25 October 1992) — a timing modification from the FAA document.","The AD text does not reproduce technical steps; compliance is ‘as specified in the Requirement Document’, which can create implementation ambiguity without that document.","Compliance imposes scheduling and operational disruption risks for operators who must take aircraft out of service to perform work.","Potential administrative burden to demonstrate compliance to CASA based on an externally authored requirement document."],"plain_english_summary":"This directive requires owners/operators of Boeing 747s (line number 696 onward) fitted with the evacuation system packboards and cover assemblies identified in Boeing service documents to inspect and modify those assemblies in accordance with FAA AD 92-06-03. It adopts the FAA's technical requirements for Australian-registered aircraft with an effective date of 25 October 1992.\n\nOperators pay for inspections and modifications, must schedule maintenance to comply with the FAA-prescribed steps, and will face direct maintenance costs and potential operational downtime."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-b747-111-evacuation-system-packboards-and-cover-assemblies","history":"/api/acts/ad-b747-111-evacuation-system-packboards-and-cover-assemblies/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-b747-111-evacuation-system-packboards-and-cover-assemblies/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-b747-111-evacuation-system-packboards-and-cover-assemblies/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-b747-111-evacuation-system-packboards-and-cover-assemblies/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-b747-111-evacuation-system-packboards-and-cover-assemblies/documents"}}