{"id":"F2006B05290","name":"AD/CESSNA 207/30 - Fuel System Water Drainage Placard","slug":"ad-cessna-207-30-fuel-system-water-drainage-placard","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":45696,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B05290-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/CESSNA 207/30 - Fuel System Water Drainage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 207 Series Aeroplanes\n\nAD/CESSNA 207/30 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":1733},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The directive remains narrowly focused on the specific cockpit placard requirement for Cessna 207 fuel system water drainage procedures as originally intended."},"complexity_factors":["Single, straightforward installation requirement (one placard)","No cross-references to other legislation except general enabling regulations","Simple applicability criteria (specific aircraft serial numbers)","Binary compliance action (installed/not installed) with no exceptions or conditions"],"plain_english_summary":"Owners and operators of Cessna 207 series aircraft must install a cockpit placard, in clear view of the pilot, stating: \"Refer Flight Manual for special fuel/water drain procedures.\" It warns crews to follow fuel/water draining steps to prevent water-contamination engine failure after exposure to precipitation or unfiltered refueling. A type‑rated pilot may sign the maintenance release; a LAME must verify at the next scheduled inspection. Install before further flight after 31 December 1985."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-207-30-fuel-system-water-drainage-placard","history":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-207-30-fuel-system-water-drainage-placard/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-207-30-fuel-system-water-drainage-placard/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-207-30-fuel-system-water-drainage-placard/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-207-30-fuel-system-water-drainage-placard/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-207-30-fuel-system-water-drainage-placard/documents"}}