{"id":"F2009L00443","name":"AD/BELL 205/41 Amdt 1 - External Cargo Suspension Kit - Load Restriction and Modification - CANCELLED","slug":"ad-bell-205-41-amdt-1-external-cargo-suspension-kit-load-restriction-and-modification-cancelled","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":76934,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L00443-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Bell Helicopter Textron 205 Series Helic","sectionType":"division","heading":"Bell Helicopter Textron 205 Series Helicopters","content":"### Bell Helicopter Textron 205 Series Helicopters\n\n| AD/BELL 205/41 Amdt 1 | External Cargo Suspension Kit - Load Restriction and Modification | 3/2009 |\n| --------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ |\n\n| Requirement: | CANCELLED.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |\n| ------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n|              | This AD is cancelled on 12 March 2009.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |\n| Background:  | This unique Australian AD, issued in 1978, required modification of the external cargo suspension kit in accordance with Bell ASB No. 205-78-4. The AD compliance was before 1 September 1978. As all aircraft would be modified by now, the AD is no longer required. |\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nDavid Punshon  \nDelegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority\n\n28 January 2009","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"AD/BELL 205/41 Amdt 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"AD/BELL 205/41 Amdt 1","content":"## AD/BELL 205/41 Amdt 1","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"External Cargo Suspension Kit - Load Res","sectionType":"part","heading":"External Cargo Suspension Kit - Load Restriction and Modification","content":"## External Cargo Suspension Kit - Load Restriction and Modification","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"3/2009","sectionType":"part","heading":"3/2009","content":"## 3/2009","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1144},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument does not expand or alter the original legislation's scope; it simply terminates the Airworthiness Directive entirely on the basis that its safety requirements have been universally complied with since 1978."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (cancellation only)","No defined terms or interpretation sections","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements","Minimal cross-references (only cites the original 1978 AD and Bell service bulletin)"],"plain_english_summary":"This document formally cancels an obsolete aviation safety rule about helicopter cargo hooks. **What it was:** An old rule (from 1978) required owners of Bell 205 helicopters to modify their external cargo suspension kits to fix load-bearing issues. **Why it's cancelled:** The original deadline for these modifications was 1 September 1978—over 30 years ago. The Civil Aviation Safety Authority assumes every affected aircraft has been fixed by now, so the rule is simply being removed from the books. **Who it affects:** Anyone still operating Bell 205 helicopters, though they would have already complied with this requirement decades ago."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-bell-205-41-amdt-1-external-cargo-suspension-kit-load-restriction-and-modification-cancelled","history":"/api/acts/ad-bell-205-41-amdt-1-external-cargo-suspension-kit-load-restriction-and-modification-cancelled/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-bell-205-41-amdt-1-external-cargo-suspension-kit-load-restriction-and-modification-cancelled/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-bell-205-41-amdt-1-external-cargo-suspension-kit-load-restriction-and-modification-cancelled/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-bell-205-41-amdt-1-external-cargo-suspension-kit-load-restriction-and-modification-cancelled/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-bell-205-41-amdt-1-external-cargo-suspension-kit-load-restriction-and-modification-cancelled/documents"}}