{"id":"F2006B05107","name":"AD/CESSNA 185/17 - Front Seat Restraint Installations","slug":"ad-cessna-185-17-front-seat-restraint-installations","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":45091,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B05107-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/CESSNA 185/17 - Front Seat Restraint Installations","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 22.10.0\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 - 105 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY\n\nSCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES\n\n \n\n![](image.001.png)  Cessna 185 Series Aeroplanes\n\n \n\nAD/CESSNA 185/17 Front Seat Restraint Installations 10/71\n\nApplicability: All models.\n\n \n\nRequirement: Modify each front seat restraint installation by fitting a safety harness in accordance with a scheme approved by the Secretary.\n\n \n\nCompliance: Before 1 September 1972.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1690},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The directive maintains a narrow, technical focus specifically on front seat restraint installations for Cessna 185 aircraft without expanding into unrelated operational, maintenance, or certification areas."},"complexity_factors":["Single, unambiguous requirement with no subsections or alternative compliance methods","No defined terms section requiring interpretation","No exceptions, exemptions, or conditional provisions","Minimal cross-referencing (only refers to 'Secretary' for approval authority)","Broad but simple applicability clause ('All models') without caveats or exclusions"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this rule does**\nThis Airworthiness Directive mandates a critical safety upgrade for Cessna 185 series aircraft. It requires owners and operators to modify the front seats by installing proper safety harnesses (seatbelt and shoulder restraint systems) according to official specifications.\n\n**Who it affects**\nAll models of Cessna 185 series aeroplanes, regardless of specific configuration or year of manufacture.\n\n**Key requirements**\n*   **The modification:** Fit a safety harness to each front seat restraint installation\n*   **The standard:** The installation scheme must be approved by the Secretary (the relevant government authority responsible for aviation safety)\n*   **The deadline:** The work must be completed before 1 September 1972\n\n**Why it matters**\nThis directive addresses crash survivability by ensuring pilots and front-seat passengers have proper restraint systems to reduce injury risk during turbulence, hard landings, or accidents."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-185-17-front-seat-restraint-installations","history":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-185-17-front-seat-restraint-installations/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-185-17-front-seat-restraint-installations/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-185-17-front-seat-restraint-installations/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-185-17-front-seat-restraint-installations/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-185-17-front-seat-restraint-installations/documents"}}