{"id":"F2009L00479","name":"AD/BELL 205/59 - Swashplate Outer Ring - CANCELLED","slug":"ad-bell-205-59-swashplate-outer-ring-cancelled","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":77074,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L00479-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Bell Helicopter Textron 205 Series Helic","sectionType":"division","heading":"Bell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 205/59 | Swashplate Outer Ring | 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 1990, required inspection of the swashplate outer ring in accordance with Bell Alert S.B. No. 205-90-37 to identify parts that have a casting defect created during manufacture. The AD compliance was prior to25 May 1990. As all aircraft would have been inspected by now, the AD is no longer required. |\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nJames Coyne  \nDelegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority\n\n27 January 2009","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"AD/BELL 205/59","sectionType":"part","heading":"AD/BELL 205/59","content":"## AD/BELL 205/59","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Swashplate Outer Ring","sectionType":"part","heading":"Swashplate Outer Ring","content":"## Swashplate Outer Ring","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":1783},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument eliminates the regulatory requirement entirely rather than expanding it. The scope has contracted to zero because the safety objective (fleet-wide inspection) was achieved long ago."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (cancellation of previous instrument)","No defined terms or interpretation section","No cross-references to primary legislation","Factual background provided in plain language with no conditional logic or exceptions"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this is:** This document cancels an old aircraft safety rule (called an Airworthiness Directive or AD) that applied to Bell 205 helicopters.\n\n**What the old rule did:** In 1990, the aviation safety regulator required owners to inspect the \"swashplate outer ring\" — a critical rotating component that helps control the helicopter's blades — for manufacturing defects (casting flaws created during production). The inspection had to be completed by 25 May 1990.\n\n**Why it's being cancelled:** The deadline was almost 20 years ago, so every affected helicopter has already been inspected. The rule has served its purpose and is now just cluttering the rulebooks, so the Civil Aviation Safety Authority is formally removing it.\n\n**Who this affects:** Owners and operators of Bell Helicopter Textron 205 series helicopters. This is purely administrative — no one needs to do anything new, because the safety work was completed decades ago."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-bell-205-59-swashplate-outer-ring-cancelled","history":"/api/acts/ad-bell-205-59-swashplate-outer-ring-cancelled/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-bell-205-59-swashplate-outer-ring-cancelled/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-bell-205-59-swashplate-outer-ring-cancelled/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-bell-205-59-swashplate-outer-ring-cancelled/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-bell-205-59-swashplate-outer-ring-cancelled/documents"}}