{"id":"F2006B05247","name":"AD/CESSNA 206/42 - Fuel System Water Drainage Placard","slug":"ad-cessna-206-42-fuel-system-water-drainage-placard","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":45564,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B05247-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/CESSNA 206/42 - Fuel System Water Drainage Placard","content":"COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 \\- 105 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY\n\nSCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES\n\n![](image.001.png)  \nCessna 206 Series Aeroplanes\n\nAD/CESSNA 206/42 Fuel System Water Drainage Placard 12/85 DM\n\nApplicability: All models with S/Nos. as listed in Cessna SIL SE84-4.\n\nRequirement: Install the following placard in clear view of the pilot on the instrument panel or surrounding structure:\n\n“Refer Flight Manual for special fuel/water drain procedures”.\n\nCompliance: 1. Before further flight after 31 December 1985.\n\n2. Certification on the Maintenance Release may be made by a pilot endorsed on the aircraft type. Where a pilot has made the certification, a further certification at the next inspection for maintenance shall be made by any Licensed Aircraft Maintenance Engineer.\n\nBackground: This Directive has been raised to bring to the attention of pilots an amendment to the approved Flight Manual requiring specific procedures to be followed after an aircraft has been exposed to rain, sleet, snow, or after fueling from drumstock or other unfiltered fuel source.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1264},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The directive maintains its original narrow scope of requiring a cockpit placard to address fuel system water contamination awareness."},"complexity_factors":["Single, unambiguous installation requirement with explicit text provided","Limited applicability restricted to specific serial numbers listed in external reference (Cessna SIL SE84-4)","Simple calendar-based compliance deadline with no conditional exceptions","Minimal cross-referencing and no nested definitions or exceptions"],"plain_english_summary":"Owners/operators of specified Cessna 206s must install a cockpit placard reading \"Refer Flight Manual for special fuel/water drain procedures\" where the pilot can clearly see it. It must be fitted before flight after 31 December 1985; a qualified pilot may record the installation in the Maintenance Release, with a LAME verifying at the next inspection.  \n\nThis directive targets aircraft listed in Cessna Service Information Letter SE84-4 to reduce the risk of water-contaminated fuel and consequent engine failure."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-206-42-fuel-system-water-drainage-placard","history":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-206-42-fuel-system-water-drainage-placard/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-206-42-fuel-system-water-drainage-placard/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-206-42-fuel-system-water-drainage-placard/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-206-42-fuel-system-water-drainage-placard/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-206-42-fuel-system-water-drainage-placard/documents"}}