{"id":"F2006B05239","name":"AD/CESSNA 206/34 - Wing Tip Navigation Strobe Lights","slug":"ad-cessna-206-34-wing-tip-navigation-strobe-lights","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":45537,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B05239-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/CESSNA 206/34 - Wing Tip Navigation Strobe Lights","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 206 Series Aeroplanes\n\n \n\nAD/CESSNA 206/34 Wing Tip Navigation Strobe Lights 7/81\n\nApplicability: Models 206 through TU206G with Flint Aero Model FA200 auxiliary wing tip tanks installed in accordance with STC SA2479 WE.\n\n \n\nRequirement: Action in accordance with Flint Aero Service Bulletin No. FA1. Compliance:  Within 100 hours time in service after 31 July 1981.\n\nBackground: Due to possible fuel spillage or tank leakage in areas of high voltage or high temperature in the navigation - strobe light system, including cables, connectors, high voltage power supply strobe light and navigation lights, the mandatory inspections and modifications are necessary to ensure separation of ignition sources from potential fuel leakage.\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":1322},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This 1981 directive maintains its original focused scope targeting the specific fire safety risk posed by fuel leaks near electrical systems in modified Cessna 206 aircraft. No evidence of scope creep beyond the original safety intent."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow applicability limited to one specific aircraft modification (Flint Aero FA200 tanks)","Single compliance action referencing an external technical document (Service Bulletin FA1)","Simple temporal compliance deadline (100 hours time in service)","No nested exceptions or conditional logic"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does**\nThis airworthiness directive mandates safety inspections and modifications for specific Cessna aircraft to prevent fires or explosions. It requires owners to follow a specific service bulletin (Flint Aero Service Bulletin FA1) to fix a dangerous design flaw where fuel could leak onto high-voltage electrical components.\n\n**Who it affects**\nOwners and operators of Cessna 206 aircraft (models 206 through TU206G) that have **aftermarket Flint Aero wing tip fuel tanks** installed (specifically Model FA200 under Supplemental Type Certificate SA2479 WE).\n\n**What must be done**\nAircraft operators must complete the inspections and modifications described in Flint Aero Service Bulletin No. FA1 within **100 hours of flight time** after 31 July 1981.\n\n**Why it matters**\nWithout these fixes, fuel spillage or tank leaks could reach high-voltage strobe light wiring, power supplies, or hot components—creating ignition sources that could spark fires or explosions in the wing tips."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-206-34-wing-tip-navigation-strobe-lights","history":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-206-34-wing-tip-navigation-strobe-lights/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-206-34-wing-tip-navigation-strobe-lights/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-206-34-wing-tip-navigation-strobe-lights/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-206-34-wing-tip-navigation-strobe-lights/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-206-34-wing-tip-navigation-strobe-lights/documents"}}