{"id":"F2006B03425","name":"AD/B767/70 - Flap/Stabiliser Position Module (FSPM)","slug":"ad-b767-70-flap-stabiliser-position-module-fspm","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":42966,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B03425-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/B767/70 - Flap/Stabiliser Position Module (FSPM)","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/B767/70 Flap/Stabiliser Position Module (FSPM) 12/92\n\nApplicability: 767-200, -200ER, -300 & -300ER series listed in the Requirement Document. Requirement:               Action IAW Boeing Alert SB 767-27A0118 Revision 1 dated 9 January 1992.\n\nNote: FAA AD 92-16-16 Amdt 39-8326 refers.\n\n \n\nCompliance: Prior to 1 January 1993.\n\n \n\nBackground: This Directive is issued to ensure that an incorrect FSPM is not installed, the installation of an incorrect module can cause a loss of takeoff configuration and landing configuration warnings or lead to damage to the FSPM connector. The FAA compliance date has been extended by approximately two months for Australian registered aircraft.\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-limited safety directive addressing a specific technical defect in a specific aircraft type. It has not expanded beyond its original purpose of ensuring correct FSPM installation."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (approximately 150 words of substantive content)","Only 1 defined term (FSPM) with explanation in the title","Single, unambiguous compliance requirement referencing an external technical document","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Straightforward applicability clause listing specific aircraft models","Single compliance deadline with no alternative methods or phased implementation"],"plain_english_summary":"This is an **Airworthiness Directive (AD)** — essentially a mandatory safety order — issued by Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority for **Boeing 767 aircraft**.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Requires owners and operators of specific Boeing 767 models (-200, -200ER, -300, and -300ER) to inspect and replace a specific aircraft part called the **Flap/Stabiliser Position Module (FSPM)**.\n- The work must be done following a Boeing technical bulletin (Alert Service Bulletin 767-27A0118 Revision 1).\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Installing the wrong FSPM part could cause **critical safety failures**: the aircraft might not warn pilots if the flaps or stabiliser are in the wrong position for takeoff or landing. This could lead to accidents during these crucial flight phases.\n- The wrong part could also physically damage the aircraft's electrical connectors.\n\n**Who must comply:**\n- Anyone operating the affected Boeing 767 models in Australia.\n- The deadline was **before 1 January 1993** (this is a historical directive from 1992).\n\n**Key point:** The Australian regulator gave local operators about **two extra months** compared to the American (FAA) deadline to complete this safety fix."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The directive preserves the original safety objective—to prevent installation of an incorrect FSPM that can disable configuration warnings or cause connector damage. It does not broaden applicability or add new obligations beyond mandating action per the Boeing Alert SB; it does, however, set a specific Australian compliance date that differs from the FAA timing (Background, Compliance, Requirement)."},"complexity_factors":["Technical subject-matter: avionics module compatibility and warning systems (Background).","External normative reference: compliance depends on following Boeing Alert SB 767-27A0118 Rev 1 rather than procedural text in the directive (Requirement).","Narrow aircraft applicability: specific 767 variants listed (Applicability).","Fixed deadline for compliance creates scheduling and operational disruption risks (Compliance: prior to 1 January 1993).","Safety-critical consequences if non-compliant (loss of takeoff/landing configuration warnings; potential connector damage) (Background).","Regulatory coordination: notes FAA AD and adjusts the Australian compliance timing (Background)."],"plain_english_summary":"This airworthiness directive requires operators of specified Boeing 767-200/200ER/300/300ER aeroplanes to follow Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 767-27A0118 Revision 1 (9 Jan 1992) to prevent installation of an incorrect Flap/Stabiliser Position Module (FSPM). An incorrect module can disable takeoff and landing configuration warnings or damage the FSPM connector. Operators must complete the mandated action by 1 January 1993 and bear the compliance costs; the Civil Aviation Safety Authority set the Australian compliance date (Requirement, Compliance, Background)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-b767-70-flap-stabiliser-position-module-fspm","history":"/api/acts/ad-b767-70-flap-stabiliser-position-module-fspm/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-b767-70-flap-stabiliser-position-module-fspm/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-b767-70-flap-stabiliser-position-module-fspm/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-b767-70-flap-stabiliser-position-module-fspm/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-b767-70-flap-stabiliser-position-module-fspm/documents"}}