{"id":"F2009L00968","name":"AD/BELL 212/44 - Swashplate Outer Ring - CANCELLED","slug":"ad-bell-212-44-swashplate-outer-ring-cancelled","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":78518,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L00968-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Bell Helicopter Textron 212 Series Helic","sectionType":"division","heading":"Bell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 212/44 | Swashplate Outer Ring | 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 1990, required inspection of the swashplate outer ring in accordance with Bell Alert S.B. No. 212-90-61 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\n16 February 2009","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"AD/BELL 212/44","sectionType":"part","heading":"AD/BELL 212/44","content":"## AD/BELL 212/44","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Swashplate Outer Ring","sectionType":"part","heading":"Swashplate Outer Ring","content":"## Swashplate Outer Ring","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":1290},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument terminates the Airworthiness Directive entirely due to obsolescence. The scope is not being expanded, restricted, or otherwise modified — the legislative requirement is simply being deleted because its purpose has been fulfilled."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision consisting of one word: 'CANCELLED'","No defined terms, schedules, or appendices","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references to other legislative provisions","Straightforward factual background without legal operative complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This document officially cancels an old aviation safety rule (Airworthiness Directive 44) that previously required owners of Bell 212 helicopters to inspect a specific part called the \"swashplate outer ring\" for dangerous manufacturing defects.\n\n**Who it affects:** Owners and operators of Bell Helicopter Textron 212 series helicopters — though in practice, this is purely administrative \"housekeeping.\" The original inspection had to be completed by May 1990, so all affected aircraft were inspected decades ago.\n\n**Why it matters:** The original rule was issued in 1990 to identify casting defects in swashplates (a critical component that helps control the helicopter's rotor blades). Because the compliance deadline passed nearly 20 years prior to this cancellation, the requirement is redundant. This instrument simply removes the obsolete rule from the books to keep the aviation safety regulations current and uncluttered."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-bell-212-44-swashplate-outer-ring-cancelled","history":"/api/acts/ad-bell-212-44-swashplate-outer-ring-cancelled/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-bell-212-44-swashplate-outer-ring-cancelled/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-bell-212-44-swashplate-outer-ring-cancelled/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-bell-212-44-swashplate-outer-ring-cancelled/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-bell-212-44-swashplate-outer-ring-cancelled/documents"}}