{"id":"F2008L00767","name":"AD/B767/236 - Evacuation System Shear-Pin restraints","slug":"ad-b767-236-evacuation-system-shear-pin-restraints","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":72825,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L00767-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Boeing 767 Series Aeroplanes","sectionType":"division","heading":"Boeing 767 Series Aeroplanes","content":"### Boeing 767 Series Aeroplanes\n\n| AD/B767/236 | Evacuation System Shear-Pin restraints | 4/2008 |\n| ----------- | -------------------------------------- | ------ |\n\n| Applicability: | Boeing Model 767-200 and -300 series aircraft with Goodrich evacuation systems as listed in FAA AD 2008-03-05.                            |\n| -------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| Requirement:   | Action in accordance with the technical requirements of FAA AD 2008-03-05.Note: FAA AD 2008-03-05 refers.                                 |\n| Compliance:    | Within 36 months after the effective date of this Airworthiness Directive.                                                                |\n|                | This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 10 April 2008.                                                                          |\n| Background:    | This AD results from several reports of corroded shear-pin restraints that prevented Goodrich evacuation systems from deploying properly. |\n\n![](image.001.png)  \nDavid Villiers  \nDelegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority\n\n26 February 2008","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"AD/B767/236","sectionType":"part","heading":"AD/B767/236","content":"## AD/B767/236","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Evacuation System Shear-Pin restraints","sectionType":"part","heading":"Evacuation System Shear-Pin restraints","content":"## Evacuation System Shear-Pin restraints","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4/2008","sectionType":"part","heading":"4/2008","content":"## 4/2008","sortOrder":3}],"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 models. It has not expanded beyond its original safety purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (under 200 words of substantive content)","Only 1 defined term implicitly referenced (FAA AD 2008-03-05)","Single straightforward requirement: comply with external technical standard","No nested conditions, exceptions, or cross-references to other Australian legislation","Clear, fixed compliance deadline (36 months from effective date)","Minimal regulatory machinery — delegates directly to FAA technical document for detailed requirements"],"plain_english_summary":"This mandatory Airworthiness Directive requires operators of Boeing 767-200/300 aircraft equipped with Goodrich evacuation systems to inspect and, if needed, repair corroded shear-pin restraints on emergency slides per the referenced FAA AD. Work had to be completed within 36 months of 10 April 2008. It addresses a life‑safety risk: corroded pins can prevent slide deployment and impede rapid evacuation."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The directive stays within its stated purpose: addressing corroded shear-pin restraints on specified Boeing 767 models with Goodrich evacuation systems by requiring the actions in FAA AD 2008-03-05 within 36 months. There is no indication in the text that the affected population or remedial scope was expanded or narrowed from that original safety aim."},"complexity_factors":["External-dependency: Mandates compliance by reference to FAA AD 2008-03-05 rather than reproducing technical steps (Requirement).","Narrow applicability: Only Boeing 767-200 and -300 series with Goodrich evacuation systems listed in the FAA AD are affected (Applicability).","Compliance timing: Single compliance window — within 36 months of effective date — creates scheduling/operational planning needs (Compliance).","Operational burden: Inspections and repairs impose direct costs and downtime on aircraft operators (implied by Requirement and Compliance).","Technical specificity withheld: The directive does not state the technical corrective measures itself, increasing reliance on external documentation for technicians (Requirement).","Regulatory clarity: Effective date and issuing authority are clear, limiting administrative ambiguity (Becomes effective 10 April 2008; Delegate noted)."],"plain_english_summary":"This directive requires operators of Boeing 767-200 and -300 aeroplanes fitted with the Goodrich evacuation systems identified in FAA AD 2008-03-05 to perform the inspections and any corrective actions specified in that FAA AD within 36 months. It responds to reports that corroded shear-pin restraints have prevented evacuation-system deployment; the cost and work fall on aircraft operators, and the technical steps are those set out in the referenced FAA airworthiness directive."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-b767-236-evacuation-system-shear-pin-restraints","history":"/api/acts/ad-b767-236-evacuation-system-shear-pin-restraints/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-b767-236-evacuation-system-shear-pin-restraints/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-b767-236-evacuation-system-shear-pin-restraints/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-b767-236-evacuation-system-shear-pin-restraints/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-b767-236-evacuation-system-shear-pin-restraints/documents"}}