{"id":"F2009L01006","name":"AD/BELL 212/19 Amdt 1 - External Cargo Suspension Kit - Load Restriction and Modification - CANCELLED","slug":"ad-bell-212-19-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repealed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":78655,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L01006-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Bell Helicopter Textron 212 Series Helic","sectionType":"division","heading":"Bell Helicopter Textron 212 Series Helicopters","content":"### Bell Helicopter Textron 212 Series Helicopters\n\n| AD/BELL 212/19 Amdt 1 | External Cargo Suspension Kit - Load Restriction and Modification | 4/2009 |\n| --------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ |\n\n| Requirement: | CANCELLED.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |\n| ------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n|              | This AD is cancelled on 9 April 2009.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |\n| Background:  | This unique Australian AD, issued in 1978, required modification of the external cargo suspension kit in accordance with Bell ASB No. 212-78-6. 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\n3 February 2009","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"AD/BELL 212/19 Amdt 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"AD/BELL 212/19 Amdt 1","content":"## AD/BELL 212/19 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":"4/2009","sectionType":"part","heading":"4/2009","content":"## 4/2009","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1710},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument simply revokes a previous Airworthiness Directive without creating new obligations or expanding regulatory reach. The scope remains limited to the specific aircraft type (Bell 212) and equipment (external cargo suspension kits) covered by the original 1978 directive."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (cancellation)","No definitions or interpretation section","No cross-references to other legislation","No conditions, exceptions, or procedural requirements"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument **cancels** an old aviation safety rule that applied to Bell 212 helicopters.\n\n**What the original rule did**\nThe original 1978 directive required owners to modify the *external cargo suspension kit* — the equipment under the helicopter used to carry external loads like cargo nets or buckets. This was to address a specific safety issue identified by the manufacturer.\n\n**Why it is being cancelled**\nAll affected helicopters had to complete the modification by 1 September 1978. Because that deadline passed decades ago, every affected aircraft has already been fixed. The rule is now redundant and is being formally removed from the aviation safety regulations."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-bell-212-19-amdt-1-external-cargo-suspension-kit-load-restriction-and-modification-cancelled","history":"/api/acts/ad-bell-212-19-amdt-1-external-cargo-suspension-kit-load-restriction-and-modification-cancelled/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-bell-212-19-amdt-1-external-cargo-suspension-kit-load-restriction-and-modification-cancelled/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-bell-212-19-amdt-1-external-cargo-suspension-kit-load-restriction-and-modification-cancelled/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-bell-212-19-amdt-1-external-cargo-suspension-kit-load-restriction-and-modification-cancelled/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-bell-212-19-amdt-1-external-cargo-suspension-kit-load-restriction-and-modification-cancelled/documents"}}