{"id":"F2009L02802","name":"AD/ECUREUIL/49 - Lucas Air Equipment Hoist - Explosive Squib - CANCELLED","slug":"ad-ecureuil-49-lucas-air-equipment-hoist-explosive-squib-cancelled","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":80022,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L02802-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Eurocopter AS 350 (Ecureuil) Series Heli","sectionType":"division","heading":"Eurocopter AS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/49 | Lucas Air EquipmentHoist - Explosive Squib | 8/2009 |\n| -------------- | ------------------------------------------ | ------ |\n\n| Requirement: | CANCELLED.                                                                                                                                                               |\n| ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |\n|              | This AD is cancelled on 30 July 2009.                                                                                                                                    |\n| Background:  | This unique Australian AD specified action in accordance with SB No. 25.46 by November 1992, and prior to installation of any spare hoist. The AD is no longer required. |\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nDavid Villiers  \nDelegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority\n\n18 June 2009","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"AD/ECUREUIL/49","sectionType":"part","heading":"AD/ECUREUIL/49","content":"## AD/ECUREUIL/49","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Lucas Air EquipmentHoist - Explosive Squ","sectionType":"part","heading":"Lucas Air EquipmentHoist - Explosive Squib","content":"## Lucas Air Equipment  \nHoist - Explosive Squib","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":1833},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument serves solely to revoke a previous Airworthiness Directive. It does not expand the scope of regulation; rather, it eliminates a specific regulatory requirement. The scope remains limited to the cancellation itself."},"complexity_factors":["Single word operative provision ('CANCELLED')","No defined terms or interpretive provisions","No procedural requirements or compliance timelines for this instrument itself","Minimal background section consisting of two sentences"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a cancellation notice for a previous aviation safety rule.\n\n**What it does:**\nThis document officially cancels Airworthiness Directive (AD) AD/ECUREUIL/49, which previously required specific safety actions on Lucas Air Equipment hoists fitted with explosive squibs in Eurocopter AS 350 (Ecureuil) helicopters.\n\n**Who it affects:**\nOwners and operators of Eurocopter AS 350 series helicopters who were previously subject to the requirements of the cancelled directive.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nAs of 30 July 2009, the maintenance requirements specified in the previous directive are no longer mandatory. This removes a regulatory burden that required compliance with Service Bulletin No. 25.46 by November 1992 and prior to installing any spare hoist. The Civil Aviation Safety Authority determined these requirements were no longer necessary for aviation safety."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-ecureuil-49-lucas-air-equipment-hoist-explosive-squib-cancelled","history":"/api/acts/ad-ecureuil-49-lucas-air-equipment-hoist-explosive-squib-cancelled/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-ecureuil-49-lucas-air-equipment-hoist-explosive-squib-cancelled/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-ecureuil-49-lucas-air-equipment-hoist-explosive-squib-cancelled/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-ecureuil-49-lucas-air-equipment-hoist-explosive-squib-cancelled/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-ecureuil-49-lucas-air-equipment-hoist-explosive-squib-cancelled/documents"}}