{"id":"F2006B08111","name":"AD/CESSNA 210/62 - Slick Pressurized Magnetos","slug":"ad-cessna-210-62-slick-pressurized-magnetos","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":115221,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B08111-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/CESSNA 210/62 - Slick Pressurized Magnetos","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 210 Series Aeroplanes\n\nAD/CESSNA 210/62 Slick Pressurized Magnetos 4/89\n\nApplicability: All Cessna T210L, T210M, T210N, and P210N series aircraft fitted with Slick model 6220 or 6224 pressurized magnetos.\n\nRequirement: 1. Fabricate and install on the instrument panel in clear view of the pilot, a clearly legible placard with the following wording;\n\n“PRIOR TO EACH FLIGHT, CONDUCT MAGNETO CHECKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH AFM AMENDMENT INTRODUCED BY AD/CESSNA 210/63.”\n\n2. Action in accordance with Slick SB 1-88 Paragraph III, 100 hour inspection.\n\nNote: AD/CESSNA 210/63, FAA AD 88-25-04 and Teledyne Continental Service Bulletin M88-14 also refer.\n\nCompliance: Requirement 1.\n\nWithin 100 hours TIS after 20 April 1989 and concurrent with AD/CESSNA 210/63. Requirement 2.\n\n    (a) Within 100 hours TIS after 20 April 1989, and then at intervals not exceeding 100 hours TIS following this initial inspection.\n\n    (b) Whenever the magnetos fail the AFM check introduced by AD/CESSNA 210/63.\n\nBackground: Slick have advised that the magneto installations on the applicable aircraft are susceptible to moisture contamination which could result in engine stoppage.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The directive does not expand or narrow the class of affected aircraft in the text provided; it imposes additional operational (pilot magneto checks) and maintenance (100‑hour inspections and repeat intervals or post‑failure inspections) requirements on the specified fleet rather than changing applicability."},"complexity_factors":["Targeted applicability limited to specific Cessna T210/P210 models and Slick magneto models (6220, 6224), requiring careful asset identification.","Two distinct operator obligations: (1) fabricate/install a cockpit placard visible to the pilot; (2) perform a 100‑hour inspection and recurring inspections at 100‑hour intervals or after AFM check failure.","Cross-references to other instruments and documents (AD/CESSNA 210/63, FAA AD 88‑25‑04, Teledyne Continental SB M88‑14, Slick SB 1‑88 Paragraph III) create dependency on other texts for full compliance.","Concurrency requirement: initial compliance timed to be concurrent with AD/CESSNA 210/63, imposing scheduling coordination.","Variable trigger for inspections: recurring time interval versus event-driven (AFM check failure) increases monitoring burden.","Small fabrication task (placard) combined with ongoing maintenance costs and recordkeeping for inspections.","Operational impact on flightcrew: mandatory pre-flight magneto checks per amended AFM; affects pre-flight procedures and possible dispatchability."],"plain_english_summary":"This directive requires owners/operators of Cessna T210L, T210M, T210N and P210N aircraft fitted with Slick 6220 or 6224 pressurized magnetos to install a visible placard reminding pilots to perform magneto checks before each flight and to perform a 100‑hour inspection (and repeat every 100 hours) or whenever the AFM magneto check fails. It responds to reported moisture contamination that could cause engine stoppage and changes pilot and maintenance routines accordingly."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a discrete, targeted airworthiness directive addressing a specific safety defect in specific aircraft models. It has not expanded beyond its original purpose of addressing moisture contamination in Slick pressurized magnetos on Cessna 210 aircraft."},"complexity_factors":["Short, single-purpose directive with only 2 main requirements","Minimal defined terms (only 'TIS' — Time In Service — used without explicit definition in this document)","Cross-references to 4 external documents (AD/CESSNA 210/63, FAA AD 88-25-04, Teledyne Continental Service Bulletin M88-14, and Slick SB 1-88), though these are referenced rather than incorporated by full text","Simple conditional logic for compliance timing (within 100 hours TIS, then every 100 hours, or upon failure)","No nested exceptions or complex definitional sections"],"plain_english_summary":"This CASA Airworthiness Directive requires owners/operators of certain Cessna 210 models fitted with Slick pressurized magnetos (models 6220 or 6224) to mitigate moisture ingress that can cause engine stoppage. It mandates installing a cockpit warning placard prompting preflight magneto checks and performing the manufacturer’s 100‑hour special inspections (and immediately after a failed check) per the specified Service Bulletin. Compliance is mandatory to reduce the risk of in‑flight engine failure."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-210-62-slick-pressurized-magnetos","history":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-210-62-slick-pressurized-magnetos/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-210-62-slick-pressurized-magnetos/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-210-62-slick-pressurized-magnetos/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-210-62-slick-pressurized-magnetos/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-210-62-slick-pressurized-magnetos/documents"}}