{"id":"F2006B08108","name":"AD/CESSNA 210/59 - Installation of Fuel System Water Drainage Placard","slug":"ad-cessna-210-59-installation-of-fuel-system-water-drainage-placard","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":115218,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B08108-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/CESSNA 210/59 - Installation of Fuel System Water Drainage 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 210 Series Aeroplanes\n\n \n\n# AD/CESSNA 210/59 Installation of Fuel System\n\nWater Drainage Placard\n\nApplicability: All models with S/Nos. as listed in Cessna SIL SE84-4.\n\n# 12/85 DM\n\n \n\nRequirement: Install the following placard in clear view of the pilot on the instrument panel or surrounding structure:\n\n \n\n“Refer Flight Manual for special fuel/water drain procedures”.\n\n \n\nCompliance: 1. Before further flight after 31 December 1985.\n\n \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\n \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 fuelling from drumstock or other unfiltered fuel source.\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":2663},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is the original issuance of the directive, maintaining a narrow focus on the specific safety issue of water contamination in Cessna 210 fuel systems. It has not expanded beyond the original intent of mandating cockpit placards to alert pilots to amended flight manual procedures."},"complexity_factors":["Single, specific compliance requirement (install one placard with exact wording)","Limited applicability (specific Cessna 210 serial numbers only)","Clear, absolute deadline (31 December 1985)","Minimal cross-referencing (only refers to Cessna SIL SE84-4 for serial numbers)","Simple two-tier certification pathway"],"plain_english_summary":"Owners/operators of certain Cessna 210s (serials listed in Cessna Service Information Letter SE84‑4) must install a cockpit placard reading “Refer Flight Manual for special fuel/water drain procedures.” The label alerts pilots to drain water after rain, sleet, snow, or use of unfiltered fuel to prevent engine failure. Install before next flight after 31 December 1985; a qualified pilot may log completion but a licensed mechanic must verify at the next inspection."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-210-59-installation-of-fuel-system-water-drainage-placard","history":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-210-59-installation-of-fuel-system-water-drainage-placard/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-210-59-installation-of-fuel-system-water-drainage-placard/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-210-59-installation-of-fuel-system-water-drainage-placard/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-210-59-installation-of-fuel-system-water-drainage-placard/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-210-59-installation-of-fuel-system-water-drainage-placard/documents"}}