{"id":"F2006B05270","name":"AD/CESSNA 207/10 - Fuel Quantity Placard","slug":"ad-cessna-207-10-fuel-quantity-placard","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":45628,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B05270-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/CESSNA 207/10 - Fuel Quantity Placard","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 207 Series Aeroplanes\n\n \n\nAD/CESSNA 207/10 Fuel Quantity Placard 4/76\n\nApplicability: As detailed in the Requirement Document.\n\n \n\nRequirement: Install fuel quantity placards as detailed in Cessna SL SE75-7 and Supplement No 1.\n\n \n\nCompliance: 1. Model 207 with S/Nos as detailed in Cessna SL SE75-7: within 100 hours time in service after 16 April 1976.\n\n \n\n2.    Model 207 with S/Nos prior to 00226:\n\n \n\n(a)     if currently fitted with one or more replacement fuel cells bearing a manufacturing date of June 1973 or later - within 100 hours time in service after 16 April 1976.\n\n \n\n(b)     concurrent with fitting one or more replacement fuel cells bearing a manufacturing date of June 1973 or later.\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":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a discrete, targeted safety directive addressing a specific technical issue (fuel quantity placarding) for a single aircraft model. The scope remains precisely limited to its original safety purpose with no evidence of scope creep."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (under 200 words)","Only 2 defined applicability categories with clear serial number cutoffs","Simple conditional structure: if X, then Y deadline","Single cross-reference to external Cessna Service Letter (industry standard practice)","No nested exceptions or complex definitional sections","Compliance deadlines are straightforward time-in-service calculations"],"plain_english_summary":"This is an **Airworthiness Directive** (a mandatory safety order) issued by Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority for **Cessna 207 series aircraft**.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Requires owners/operators to install **fuel quantity placards** (warning labels) in specific locations on the aircraft\n- The placards must match the specifications in Cessna Service Letter SE75-7 and its Supplement No. 1\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Owners and operators of Cessna 207 aeroplanes\n- Specifically applies to:\n  - Certain serial numbers listed in Cessna SL SE75-7\n  - Earlier serial numbers (prior to 00226) that have replacement fuel cells manufactured from June 1973 onwards\n\n**When compliance is required:**\n- **For affected aircraft:** Within 100 hours of flying time after 16 April 1976\n- **For older aircraft getting new fuel cells:** Either within 100 hours after April 1976 (if already fitted with newer cells), or at the same time as fitting those newer cells\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis directive addresses a **safety issue** with fuel quantity indication in these aircraft. The placards warn pilots about actual fuel capacity versus indicated fuel levels, preventing potentially dangerous situations where pilots might believe they have more fuel than actually available."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The provided AD sets a specific, limited requirement (installation of fuel quantity placards per Cessna SL SE75-7 and Supplement No 1) for defined serial-number groups and for aircraft fitted with replacement fuel cells dated June 1973 or later (Requirement; Applicability; Compliance). The document does not include indications within its text that the scope has been altered from an earlier intent; based solely on the supplied text, the scope is the one expressed in the AD and no change is evident."},"complexity_factors":["Reference to an external technical document (Cessna SL SE75-7 and Supplement No 1) for the exact placard content and placement.","Different compliance paths depending on aircraft serial number groups (Applicability; Compliance 1; Compliance 2).","A compliance timing mechanism tied to hours time in service (100 hours) and a fixed calendar reference date (after 16 April 1976) (Compliance 1; Compliance 2(a)).","A concurrent-installation requirement when specified replacement fuel cells (manufacture date June 1973 or later) are fitted (Compliance 2(b)), which affects maintenance scheduling.","Need to verify fuel-cell manufacture dates and track serial numbers and service hours to demonstrate compliance."],"plain_english_summary":"This directive requires Cessna 207 series aeroplanes identified in the Requirement Document to have fuel‑quantity placards installed exactly as specified in Cessna Service Letter SL SE75‑7 (and Supplement No.1). Affected owners/operators must install the placards within 100 hours TIS after 16 April 1976 for the listed serials, and install them when fitting (or if already fitted with) replacement fuel cells dated June 1973 or later. Operators bear cost, must track serials, manufacture dates and hours, and follow the service letter."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-207-10-fuel-quantity-placard","history":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-207-10-fuel-quantity-placard/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-207-10-fuel-quantity-placard/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-207-10-fuel-quantity-placard/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-207-10-fuel-quantity-placard/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-207-10-fuel-quantity-placard/documents"}}