{"id":"F2009L02819","name":"AD/DH 82/16 - TNS Applicability to Thruxton Jackaroo Aircraft","slug":"ad-dh-82-16-tns-applicability-to-thruxton-jackaroo-aircraft","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":80076,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L02819-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"DH 82 (Tiger Moth) Series Aeroplanes","sectionType":"division","heading":"DH 82 (Tiger Moth) Series Aeroplanes","content":"### DH 82 (Tiger Moth) Series Aeroplanes\n\n| AD/DH 82/16 | TNS Applicability to Thruxton Jackaroo Aircraft | 8/2009 |\n| ----------- | ----------------------------------------------- | ------ |\n\n| Applicability: | Thruxton Jackaroo (Modified DH82A) aircraft.                                                                                                                                                                                                          |\n| -------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| Requirement:   | Action in accordance with de Havilland Support Limited Technical News Sheet (TNS) CT (MOTH) No. 4, Issue 2, dated 1 March 2009 (which includes an Appendix A list of TNS numbers which are common to the DH82A Tiger Moth and the Thruxton Jackaroo). |\n|                | Note: UK CAA AD G-2009-0002 refers.                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |\n| Compliance:    | Within 3 months after 30 July 2009.                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |\n|                | This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 30 July 2009.                                                                                                                                                                                       |\n| Background:    | The UK CAA requires compliance of Thruxton Jackaroo aircraft with certain Technical New Sheets that are common to DH82A aircraft.                                                                                                                     |\n\n![](image.001.png)  \nDavid Villiers  \nDelegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority\n\n18 June 2009","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"AD/DH 82/16","sectionType":"part","heading":"AD/DH 82/16","content":"## AD/DH 82/16","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"TNS Applicability to Thruxton Jackaroo A","sectionType":"part","heading":"TNS Applicability to Thruxton Jackaroo Aircraft","content":"## TNS Applicability to Thruxton Jackaroo Aircraft","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"8/2009","sectionType":"part","heading":"8/2009","content":"## 8/2009","sortOrder":3}],"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 a standard, narrow Airworthiness Directive targeting a specific safety issue for a specific aircraft modification. It has not expanded beyond its original purpose of ensuring Thruxton Jackaroo operators comply with relevant Tiger Moth technical bulletins."},"complexity_factors":["Single, specific aircraft type (Thruxton Jackaroo)","One primary action required (compliance with a specific Technical News Sheet)","No defined terms section","No nested exceptions or conditional logic","Simple compliance deadline (fixed date + 3 months)","Short document (approximately 200 words of substantive content)","Single cross-reference to UK CAA AD G-2009-0002 for context only"],"plain_english_summary":"This Airworthiness Directive requires Australian owners, operators and maintenance organisations of Thruxton Jackaroo aircraft to comply with de Havilland Support Ltd’s Technical News Sheet CT (MOTH) No. 4, Issue 2 (1 Mar 2009). It ensures safety bulletins for the original Tiger Moth that also apply to the Jackaroo are followed. Compliance was required within three months of 30 July 2009."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The AD adopts the UK CAA requirement to apply specified Technical News Sheets to Thruxton Jackaroo aircraft and limits obligations to the actions listed in the referenced TNS and Appendix A. It aligns domestic scope with the UK-led intent and does not expand the affected fleet or impose requirements beyond those TNS-based actions (Applicability; Requirement; Background; Compliance)."},"complexity_factors":["Relies on an external technical document (TNS CT (MOTH) No.4 Issue 2) and its Appendix A for substantive requirements, creating dependency on another instrument for details (Requirement).","Cross-reference to UK CAA AD G-2009-0002 links compliance obligations to overseas regulatory action (Note/Background).","Narrow applicability limited to Thruxton Jackaroo (modified DH82A) aircraft reduces scope but concentrates obligations on a defined fleet (Applicability).","Fixed and short compliance window (within 3 months after 30 July 2009) creates time pressure for operators to schedule and complete work (Compliance).","Potential administrative and operational burden for owners/operators and maintainers to implement actions and retain records, depending on the number and nature of TNS items (Requirement).","Enforcement and effectivity are set by CASA via the AD; implementation details follow the TNS rather than being spelled out in the AD itself (This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 30 July 2009; Requirement)."],"plain_english_summary":"This Airworthiness Directive requires operators of Thruxton Jackaroo (modified DH82A) aircraft to carry out the actions specified in de Havilland Support Limited Technical News Sheet CT (MOTH) No. 4, Issue 2 (1 March 2009), including the Appendix A list of TNS common to DH82A aircraft. Compliance is required within three months after 30 July 2009. The measure implements a UK CAA requirement and affects owners, maintainers and operators by mandating specific technical/maintenance actions and associated record-keeping and costs."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-dh-82-16-tns-applicability-to-thruxton-jackaroo-aircraft","history":"/api/acts/ad-dh-82-16-tns-applicability-to-thruxton-jackaroo-aircraft/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-dh-82-16-tns-applicability-to-thruxton-jackaroo-aircraft/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-dh-82-16-tns-applicability-to-thruxton-jackaroo-aircraft/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-dh-82-16-tns-applicability-to-thruxton-jackaroo-aircraft/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-dh-82-16-tns-applicability-to-thruxton-jackaroo-aircraft/documents"}}