{"id":"F2009L02825","name":"AD/ECUREUIL/36 Amdt 2 - Consolidation of Early Airworthiness Directives - CANCELLED","slug":"ad-ecureuil-36-amdt-2-consolidation-of-early-airworthiness-directives-cancelled","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":80094,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L02825-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Eurocopter AS 350 (Ecureuil) Series Heli","sectionType":"division","heading":"Eurocopter AS 350 (Ecureuil) Series Helicopters","content":"### Eurocopter AS 350 (Ecureuil) Series Helicopters\n\n| AD/ECUREUIL/36 Amdt 2 | Consolidation of EarlyAirworthiness Directives | 8/2009 |\n| --------------------- | ---------------------------------------------- | ------ |\n\n| Requirement: | CANCELLED.                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |\n| ------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n|              | This AD is cancelled on 30 July 2009.                                                                                                                                                                                        |\n| Background:  | This unique Australian AD consolidated requirements for modifications andonce-only inspections to be performed prior to issue of a certificate of airworthiness. Use of an AD to mandate these tasks is no longer justified. |\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nDavid Villiers  \nDelegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority\n\n18 June 2009","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"AD/ECUREUIL/36 Amdt 2","sectionType":"part","heading":"AD/ECUREUIL/36 Amdt 2","content":"## AD/ECUREUIL/36 Amdt 2","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Consolidation of EarlyAirworthiness Dire","sectionType":"part","heading":"Consolidation of EarlyAirworthiness Directives","content":"## Consolidation of Early  \nAirworthiness Directives","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"8/2009","sectionType":"part","heading":"8/2009","content":"## 8/2009","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1171},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The original directive consolidated multiple early airworthiness requirements for AS350 helicopters. This amendment completely cancels those requirements, effectively eliminating the regulatory burden rather than expanding or modifying it."},"complexity_factors":["Single purpose instrument (cancellation only)","No operative provisions or conditional requirements","No defined terms or cross-references to other legislation","Extremely brief (approximately 100 words of substantive content)"],"plain_english_summary":"This document **cancels** a previous safety rule for Eurocopter AS 350 (Ecureuil) helicopters.\n\nPreviously, Airworthiness Directive AD/ECUREUIL/36 required specific modifications and one-time inspections to be completed before these helicopters could receive their certificate of airworthiness (the official document saying a helicopter is safe to fly).\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- The safety requirements have been removed as of 30 July 2009\n- Owners and operators of these helicopters no longer need to comply with the previous modification and inspection rules\n- The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) decided that using an Airworthiness Directive to mandate these tasks was no longer necessary"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-ecureuil-36-amdt-2-consolidation-of-early-airworthiness-directives-cancelled","history":"/api/acts/ad-ecureuil-36-amdt-2-consolidation-of-early-airworthiness-directives-cancelled/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-ecureuil-36-amdt-2-consolidation-of-early-airworthiness-directives-cancelled/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-ecureuil-36-amdt-2-consolidation-of-early-airworthiness-directives-cancelled/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-ecureuil-36-amdt-2-consolidation-of-early-airworthiness-directives-cancelled/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-ecureuil-36-amdt-2-consolidation-of-early-airworthiness-directives-cancelled/documents"}}