{"id":"F2006L01300","name":"AD/DAUPHIN/79 Amdt 1 - Life Raft Installation","slug":"ad-dauphin-79-amdt-1-life-raft-installation","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":58769,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006L01300-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Eurocopter SA 360 and SA 365 (Dauphin) S","sectionType":"division","heading":"Eurocopter SA 360 and SA 365 (Dauphin) Series Helicopters","content":"### Eurocopter SA 360 and SA 365 (Dauphin) Series Helicopters\n\n| AD/DAUPHIN/79 Amdt 1 | Life Raft Installation | 6/2006 |\n| -------------------- | ---------------------- | ------ |\n\n| Applicability: | All Model AS 365 N and N1 helicopters, and All Model AS 365 N2 and N3 helicopters; equipped with life rafts, part numbers 203631-1 (704A42.6910.06) or 203631-2 (704A42.6910.19) or 203631-3 (704A42.6910.54).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |\n| -------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| Requirement:   | Modify the life raft launching instruction labels in accordance with Paragraph 2. of Eurocopter Alert Service Bulletin (ASB) No. 25.00.70.Before installation of an affected life raft held as spares, accomplish paragraph 2.B.2. of ASB No. 25.00.70.Note: EASA AD 2006-0080 refers.                                                                                                                                                                                     |\n| Compliance:    | Before the next flight over water after 27 May 2005.The compliance time remains unchanged by this issue of the Directive.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |\n|                | This Amendment becomes effective on 8 June 2006.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |\n| Background:    | The manufacturer has discovered that there was interference between the optional headrests of the first row of passenger seats and the life rafts, during a life raft launching test on an AS 365 N3 helicopter. Such interference could compromise life raft launching in the event of a ditching.Amendment 1 is issued in response to an EASA AD, which converts the Alert Telex Requirement document to an Alert Service Bulletin, with no change to technical content. |\n\n![](image.001.png)  \nRichard Castles  \nDelegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority\n\n20 April 2006","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"AD/DAUPHIN/79 Amdt 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"AD/DAUPHIN/79 Amdt 1","content":"## AD/DAUPHIN/79 Amdt 1","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Life Raft Installation","sectionType":"part","heading":"Life Raft Installation","content":"## Life Raft Installation","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"6/2006","sectionType":"part","heading":"6/2006","content":"## 6/2006","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Scope remains unchanged. Amendment 1 converts the original Alert Telex Requirement to an Alert Service Bulletin without any change to technical content; the compliance time also remains unchanged (Background; Requirement; Compliance)."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow applicability: only AS 365 N/N1/N2/N3 models fitted with three specific life‑raft part numbers","Single, discrete action required: modify life‑raft launching instruction labels per a single ASB","Short compliance deadline: before the next flight over water after 27 May 2005","Reference dependence: requires following Eurocopter ASB No. 25.00.70 and cross‑reference to EASA AD 2006-0080","Amendment is administrative: converts Alert Telex to Alert Service Bulletin with no technical change (reduces substantive complexity)","Operational impact limited but may impose scheduling and minor financial costs on operators for label replacement and inspection"],"plain_english_summary":"This directive requires operators of Eurocopter AS 365 N/N1/N2/N3 helicopters fitted with specific life‑raft parts (203631-1/ -2/ -3) to update life‑raft launching instruction labels per Eurocopter Alert Service Bulletin No. 25.00.70, including before installing affected spares. The work must be completed before the next flight over water after 27 May 2005 (Requirement; Compliance).\n\nThe amendment converts an Alert Telex into an Alert Service Bulletin without changing technical content and follows a manufacturer test that found optional front‑row headrests could interfere with life‑raft launching (Background). Operators pay and schedule the label changes; compliance is time‑sensitive and governed by the ASB."},"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 amendment makes no substantive change to the original directive's scope. It merely converts the technical reference from an 'Alert Telex Requirement' document to an 'Alert Service Bulletin' format as required by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), with explicit confirmation that there is 'no change to technical content'. The scope remains limited to label modifications for specific life raft installations on specific helicopter models."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (approximately 200 words of substantive content)","Only 4 defined/model identifiers (AS 365 N, N1, N2, N3 and 3 specific part numbers)","Single technical requirement referencing an external standard (Eurocopter ASB No. 25.00.70)","Simple compliance deadline structure (single date trigger)","No nested exceptions or conditional logic","No cross-references to other legislation or complex definitional sections","Straightforward factual background with single causal chain"],"plain_english_summary":"This CASA Airworthiness Directive requires owners/operators of Eurocopter Dauphin AS365 N/N1/N2/N3 helicopters fitted with life rafts P/N 203631-1/2/3 to update the life-raft instruction labels per Eurocopter Alert Service Bulletin No. 25.00.70. It responds to tests showing front-seat headrests can obstruct raft launching in a ditching; updating the labels ensures crews follow procedures to avoid trapped passengers. Compliance was required before the next over-water flight after 27 May 2005 (amendment effective 8 June 2006)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-dauphin-79-amdt-1-life-raft-installation","history":"/api/acts/ad-dauphin-79-amdt-1-life-raft-installation/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-dauphin-79-amdt-1-life-raft-installation/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-dauphin-79-amdt-1-life-raft-installation/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-dauphin-79-amdt-1-life-raft-installation/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-dauphin-79-amdt-1-life-raft-installation/documents"}}