{"id":"F2006B08217","name":"AD/CESSNA 320/9 Amdt 2 - Fuel System - Placards","slug":"ad-cessna-320-9-amdt-2-fuel-system-placards","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":115451,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B08217-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/CESSNA 320/9 Amdt 2 - Fuel System - Placards","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 320 Series Aeroplanes\n\nAD/CESSNA 320/9\n\nAmdt 2\n\n  \nFuel System \\- Placards 8/92\n\nApplicability: All models 320A, B, C, D, E and F not incorporating Cessna SL ME69-16.\n\nRequirement: 1. (a) On all models, a placard reading “Operation With Less Than Ten (10) Gallons of Fuel in Each Main Tank is Prohibited” is to be placed in full view of the pilot as near as possible to the main fuel quantity indictor.\n\nNote: This requirement reduces the usable capacity of each main tank to 40 U.S. Gallons.\n\n    (b) On all models, a placard reading “Maintain Power Within Green Arcs During Descent” is to be placed in full view of the pilot and as near as possible to the manifold pressure gauge.s\n\n1 (c) On models 320E and 320F, a placard reading “Maximum Speed with 15 Degrees to Full Flap Shall Not Exceed 126 Kts” is to be placed in full view of the pilot and as near as possible to the airspeed indicator.\n\n1 (d) On model 320A, a placard reading “Flap Position shall not exceed 35 Degrees” is to be placed in full view of the pilot and as near as possible to the flap position indicator.\n\n    2. Unless previously carried out modify main fuel tanks in accordance with Cessna SL ME69-16.\n\nNote 1: The operator may make and certify the installation of the above placards. Letters of one eight inch minimum height shall be used.\n\nNote 2: The placards may be removed following incorporation of Cessna SL ME69- 16, relating to the installation of additional boost pumps.\n\nNote 3: FAA AD 69-14-01 amdt 39-793 refers.\n\nCompliance: 1. Requirement 1 (a) to (d), inclusive. Forthwith.\n\n2. Prior to 30 June 1993.\n\nBackground: This amendment raised to provide terminating action for this directive.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is Amendment 2 to an existing Airworthiness Directive. The amendment's stated purpose is to provide 'terminating action'—meaning it establishes conditions under which the directive can be considered complete and removed. The scope remains tightly focused on the original safety issue (fuel system placards and modifications) without expanding to unrelated systems or aircraft types."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (approximately 250 words)","Only 6 defined applicability criteria (specific aircraft models)","Simple conditional structure: requirements 1(a)-(d) apply to different model subsets with clear delineation","No nested cross-references to other legislation—only references to a Cessna Service Letter and FAA directive for background","Plain language requirements using direct imperative statements ('is to be placed', 'shall not exceed')","Minimal defined terms (only 'Compliance' and 'Applicability' as standard headers)"],"plain_english_summary":"This Airworthiness Directive requires owners/operators of Cessna 320A–F aircraft (unless already modified per Cessna Service Letter ME69-16) to install cockpit placards warning about minimum usable fuel (not to fly with <10 gal per main tank), safe power settings on descent, and model‑specific speed/flap limits, and to have the main fuel tanks modified per the service letter. Placards are to be installed immediately; the fuel‑tank modification deadline was 30 June 1993."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The amendment adds a terminating modification requirement and an associated compliance deadline (Requirement 2; Compliance 2) and permits removal of placards after incorporation of Cessna SL ME69-16 (Note 2). The Background confirms the amendment was raised to provide terminating action for the directive, so the directive's scope expanded from placard-only measures to a modification-based termination pathway."},"complexity_factors":["Applicability limited to models 320A–F not incorporating Cessna SL ME69-16 (Applicability) — narrows affected fleet but requires checking configuration.","Immediate vs deferred compliance: placards required 'Forthwith' while tank modification is required 'Prior to 30 June 1993' (Requirement 1(a)–(d); Compliance 1–2).","Precise placard content, placement and sizing mandated (specific wording for each placard; 'full view of the pilot', near specified instruments; minimum letter height 'one eight inch') (Requirement 1(a)–(d); Note 1).","Operational effect explicitly stated: 'reduces the usable capacity of each main tank to 40 U.S. Gallons' (Note to Requirement 1(a)) — creates a concrete operational constraint.","Terminating action tied to external modification: main tank modification per Cessna SL ME69-16 relieves placard requirement (Requirement 2; Note 2) — creates dependency on a service letter.","Cross-reference to FAA AD and Cessna service letter increases reliance on external documents for compliance and technical details (Note 3; Requirement 2).","Operator may install and certify placards (Note 1) — shifts some compliance cost and certification responsibility onto operators rather than the regulator or manufacturer."],"plain_english_summary":"This airworthiness directive requires Cessna 320A–F operators (unless Cessna SL ME69-16 is already fitted) to install specified fuel- and flap-related placards immediately and to modify main fuel tanks per Cessna SL ME69-16 by 30 June 1993; placards may be removed after that modification. It reduces usable capacity of each main tank to 40 U.S. gallons (Note) and is presented as a terminating safety action for the directive (Background)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-320-9-amdt-2-fuel-system-placards","history":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-320-9-amdt-2-fuel-system-placards/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-320-9-amdt-2-fuel-system-placards/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-320-9-amdt-2-fuel-system-placards/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-320-9-amdt-2-fuel-system-placards/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-320-9-amdt-2-fuel-system-placards/documents"}}