{"id":"F2006B03311","name":"AD/B767/13 - Emergency Door Mounted Escape Slide Mechanisms","slug":"ad-b767-13-emergency-door-mounted-escape-slide-mechanisms","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":42748,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B03311-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/B767/13 - Emergency Door Mounted Escape Slide Mechanisms","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 767 Series Aeroplanes\n\n \n\nAD/B767/13  Emergency Door Mounted Escape Slide Mechanisms\n\n\n7/86\n\n \n\nApplicability: All models equipped with slide packboard P/No 416T2003-14 or slide/raft packboard P/No 416T2003-15.\n\n \n\nRequirement: Action in accordance with Boeing S.B. 767-25-A0071 R.1.\n\n \n\nNote: FAA AD 86-07-10 refers.\n\n \n\nCompliance: Prior to 30 September 1986.\n\n \n\nBackground: Failure of the door mounted escape slide to inflate automatically during deployment is attributed to binding and corrosion of the release mechanism. Aircraft modified per the original Service Bulletin require additional work.\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, time-bound safety directive addressing a specific mechanical defect. It has not expanded beyond its original purpose of ensuring emergency slide reliability on affected Boeing 767 aircraft."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (approximately 150 words)","Only 2 defined part numbers for applicability","Single compliance action (follow one referenced service bulletin)","No nested exceptions or conditional logic","No cross-references to other legislation beyond a single note about the corresponding FAA directive","Clear, unambiguous deadline"],"plain_english_summary":"This is an **Airworthiness Directive** (a mandatory safety order) issued by Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority for **Boeing 767 aircraft**.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Requires airlines and aircraft operators to inspect and fix a specific safety problem with **emergency escape slides** mounted on certain doors.\n- The problem: The slides might fail to inflate automatically during an emergency because the release mechanism can bind up or corrode.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- All Boeing 767 models fitted with specific slide packboards (part numbers 416T2003-14 or 416T2003-15).\n- Aircraft operators, maintenance crews, and airlines flying these planes in Australia.\n\n**What must be done:**\n- Operators must follow **Boeing Service Bulletin 767-25-A0071 Revision 1** (a manufacturer's technical instruction) to fix the issue.\n- Even planes that were already modified under an earlier version of this bulletin need additional work.\n\n**Deadline:**\n- All affected aircraft must be fixed **before 30 September 1986**.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nEmergency escape slides are critical for passenger evacuation. If they don't inflate automatically, people could be trapped during an emergency. This directive prevents that failure mode."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The AD addresses a specific mechanical failure mode (binding and corrosion of the door-mounted slide release mechanism) and applies to all Boeing 767s fitted with the two listed slide packboard part numbers. The text contains no indication that the AD expands or contracts its applicability beyond that identified scope; it mandates corrective action per the Boeing Service Bulletin and sets a compliance deadline. (Applicability; Requirement; Background; Compliance)"},"complexity_factors":["Reference to an external technical document (Boeing Service Bulletin 767-25-A0071 R.1) for the substantive work (Requirement).","Identification by specific part numbers (P/No 416T2003-14 and 416T2003-15) requiring accurate parts records for applicability (Applicability).","A fixed statutory compliance deadline (prior to 30 September 1986) that creates scheduling and operational constraints (Compliance).","Variation in required effort because aircraft previously modified to the original Service Bulletin require additional corrective work (Background).","Cross-reference to a related foreign regulator action (FAA AD 86-07-10), requiring operators to reconcile multiple documents (Note)."],"plain_english_summary":"This AD requires owners/operators of Boeing 767s fitted with slide packboards P/No 416T2003-14 or 416T2003-15 to carry out the maintenance/repairs in Boeing Service Bulletin 767-25-A0071 R.1 by 30 September 1986. It responds to incidents where the door‑mounted escape slide release mechanism can bind or corrode and fail to inflate, placing compliance cost and execution responsibility on the aircraft owners/operators."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-b767-13-emergency-door-mounted-escape-slide-mechanisms","history":"/api/acts/ad-b767-13-emergency-door-mounted-escape-slide-mechanisms/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-b767-13-emergency-door-mounted-escape-slide-mechanisms/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-b767-13-emergency-door-mounted-escape-slide-mechanisms/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-b767-13-emergency-door-mounted-escape-slide-mechanisms/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-b767-13-emergency-door-mounted-escape-slide-mechanisms/documents"}}