{"id":"F2006B04547","name":"AD/BELL 212/12 Amdt 2 - Emergency Exits - Modification and Inspection","slug":"ad-bell-212-12-amdt-2-emergency-exits-modification-and-inspection","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":114274,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B04547-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/BELL 212/12 Amdt 2 - Emergency Exits - Modification and Inspection","content":"COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 \\- 105 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY\n\nSCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES\n\nBell Helicopter Textron 212 Series Helicopters\n\nAD/BELL 212/12\n\nAmdt 2\n\n  \n\nEmergency Exits \\- Modification and Inspection\n\n  \n7/84\n\nApplicability: All models 212 helicopters.\n\nRequirement: Part 1. Install emergency exit decals and release handle covers in accordance with Bell S.B. 212-75-7.\n\n    b. Install spacers to the interior and exterior emergency escape release handle covers in accordance with Bell S.B. 212-77-11.\n\n    c. Provide and identify additional inspection holes in the lefthand and righthand passenger door assemblies in accordance with Bell S.B. 212-77- 9.\n\n    d. Add a painted strip around the cylinder part of each emergency escape locking pin using white or other suitable colour.\n\nPart 2\\. Perform the six month and annual inspections of the crew doors emergency ejection system and the passenger/cargo doors emergency escape panels in accordance with Bell T.B. 212-78-2.\n\nCompliance: 1. Unless already accomplished modify in accordance with requirement Part 1, Items a, b, c and d within 100 hours time in service after 31 July 1984.\n\n2. Unless already accomplished inspect in accordance with requirement Part 2 at the intervals prescribed in the requirement document after 31 July 1984.\n\nNote: This inspection may be planned to coincide with the next scheduled inspection nearest to 31 January 1985.\n\nBackground: This Directive is revised to incorporate the intent of the following Directives: AD/BELL 212/1 (Cancelled),\n\nAD/BELL 212/12A (Raised in Issue), AD/BELL 212/17 (Cancelled).\n\nRequirement Part 2 introduces Bell T.B. 212-78-2 which details a comprehensive operational check and inspection.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This amendment consolidates three previous directives (AD/BELL 212/1, 212/12A, and 212/17) into one coherent directive without expanding beyond the original scope of emergency exit safety for Bell 212 helicopters. The revision is administrative streamlining rather than scope creep."},"complexity_factors":["Short, single-purpose directive with clear two-part structure","Only 4 defined technical references (Bell S.B. 212-75-7, S.B. 212-77-11, S.B. 212-77-9, T.B. 212-78-2)","Simple conditional logic: 'unless already accomplished' applies to all requirements","No nested exceptions or cross-references to other legislation","Straightforward compliance dates with single extension note for inspection timing","Background section merely consolidates prior directives without adding substantive complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"This directive requires Bell 212 operators to make specified door modifications and carry out recurring inspections of crew and passenger/cargo emergency exits to ensure reliable egress. It affects all Bell 212 owners, maintenance engineers, and safety inspectors and consolidates prior guidance into one mandatory set of actions.\n\nPhysical changes must be completed within 100 flight hours after 31 July 1984; inspections begin after that date on regular intervals."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This amendment consolidates and replaces prior directives (AD/BELL 212/1, 212/12A, 212/17) and expressly adds Part 2: a comprehensive operational check and recurring inspection regime (Bell T.B. 212‑78‑2). It therefore broadens the instrument from earlier items to include both the specified physical modifications (Part 1) and mandated ongoing inspections with set intervals and an initial 100‑hour compliance deadline (Compliance: items 1–2; Background; Requirement Parts 1–2)."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple discrete hardware changes required (decals, handle covers, spacers, inspection holes, painted stripe) increasing installation steps (Requirement Part 1).","Recurring inspection regime (six‑month and annual) tied to an external technical bulletin (Bell T.B. 212‑78‑2) creates ongoing compliance burden (Requirement Part 2).","Dependence on external manufacturer documents (Bell S.B. 212‑75‑7, 212‑77‑11, 212‑77‑9, T.B. 212‑78‑2) for the precise work scope and intervals.","Fixed short initial compliance window (modify within 100 hours TIS after 31 July 1984) requires scheduling and possible out‑of‑turn maintenance.","Applicability to all Bell 212 models concentrates administrative and operational effects across the operator base."],"plain_english_summary":"This Airworthiness Directive requires operators of Bell 212 helicopters to fit specific emergency-exit decals, handle covers, spacers, inspection holes and a painted locking‑pin stripe, and to carry out six‑month and annual inspections of crew and passenger/cargo emergency‑escape systems per Bell service/technical bulletins. CASA enforces compliance; aircraft operators bear the cost of parts, installation and recurring inspections and must comply within the time limits set by the AD (see Compliance: items 1–2)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-bell-212-12-amdt-2-emergency-exits-modification-and-inspection","history":"/api/acts/ad-bell-212-12-amdt-2-emergency-exits-modification-and-inspection/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-bell-212-12-amdt-2-emergency-exits-modification-and-inspection/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-bell-212-12-amdt-2-emergency-exits-modification-and-inspection/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-bell-212-12-amdt-2-emergency-exits-modification-and-inspection/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-bell-212-12-amdt-2-emergency-exits-modification-and-inspection/documents"}}