{"id":"F2007L04810","name":"AD/CESSNA 185/17 - Front Seat Restraint Installations - CANCELLED","slug":"ad-cessna-185-17-front-seat-restraint-installations-cancelled","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":71450,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007L04810-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Cessna 185 Series Aeroplanes","sectionType":"division","heading":"Cessna 185 Series Aeroplanes","content":"### Cessna 185 Series Aeroplanes\n\n| AD/CESSNA 185/17 | Front Seat Restraint Installations | 1/2008 |\n| ---------------- | ---------------------------------- | ------ |\n\n| Requirement: | CANCELLED.                                                                                                                                                                   |\n| ------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n|              | This AD is cancelled on 17 January 2008.                                                                                                                                     |\n| Background:  | This AD was issued in 1971 to require the installation of upper torso restraint on aircraft certified prior to 1967. This AD has been replaced by AD/GENERAL/74 Amendment 1. |\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nDavid Villiers  \nDelegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority\n\n23 November 2007","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"AD/CESSNA 185/17","sectionType":"part","heading":"AD/CESSNA 185/17","content":"## AD/CESSNA 185/17","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Front Seat Restraint Installations","sectionType":"part","heading":"Front Seat Restraint Installations","content":"## Front Seat Restraint Installations","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"1/2008","sectionType":"part","heading":"1/2008","content":"## 1/2008","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1906},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument performs a straightforward revocation of the previous directive without expanding, restricting, or altering the underlying safety requirement. The scope remains limited to Cessna 185 aircraft; the obligation simply shifts to a different regulatory instrument (AD/GENERAL/74)."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision consisting of one word: CANCELLED","No defined terms or interpretation section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural steps","Minimal cross-references (only noting the replacement AD number)","Extremely short length (under 100 words of substantive content)"],"plain_english_summary":"This document officially cancels an old aviation safety rule (Airworthiness Directive 1971) that required shoulder harnesses (upper torso restraints) to be installed in the front seats of Cessna 185 aircraft built before 1967.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Cancels** the previous directive effective 17 January 2008\n- **Removes** the specific requirement for Cessna 185 owners to install these restraints under this particular rule\n- **Redirects** compliance to a newer, general safety directive (AD/GENERAL/74 Amendment 1) that covers this requirement instead\n\n**Who it affects:**\nOwners and operators of Cessna 185 series aircraft.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThe old rule is no longer needed because a broader, updated safety standard now applies to all aircraft, making this specific directive redundant."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-185-17-front-seat-restraint-installations-cancelled","history":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-185-17-front-seat-restraint-installations-cancelled/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-185-17-front-seat-restraint-installations-cancelled/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-185-17-front-seat-restraint-installations-cancelled/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-185-17-front-seat-restraint-installations-cancelled/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-185-17-front-seat-restraint-installations-cancelled/documents"}}