{"id":"F2006B09498","name":"AD/EMB-110/9 Amdt 1 - Emergency Exit Lever Cover - Modification","slug":"ad-emb-110-9-amdt-1-emergency-exit-lever-cover-modification","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":54038,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B09498-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/EMB-110/9 Amdt 1 - Emergency Exit Lever Cover - Modification","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 22.10.0\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 - 105 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY\n\nSCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES\n\n \n\n![](image.001.png)  Embraer EMB-110 (Bandeirante) Series Aeroplanes\n\n \n\nAD/EMB-110/9\n\nAmdt 1\n\n\nEmergency Exit Lever Cover - Modification 7/84\n\n \n\nApplicability: All model EMB-110 with S/Nos. 110001 to 110369.\n\n \n\nDocument: Embraer SB No. 110-52-021R2. Brazilian AD 81-06-02R1 refers. Compliance:  Prior to issue of the next Maintenance Release after 31 July 1984.\n\nBackground:  This directive has been amended to ensure compliance with the additional requirements of Revision 2 of Embraer SB No. 110-52-021.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a narrow, technical safety directive focused on a single mechanical modification to a specific aircraft type. The amendment simply updates the referenced technical document to a newer revision (R2) without expanding the scope beyond the original purpose of ensuring safe emergency exit operation."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (approximately 150 words of substantive content)","Only 2 defined terms implicitly used (Maintenance Release, serial number range)","No cross-references to other legislation or regulations beyond the cited service bulletin","Simple conditional logic: single applicability criterion (serial number range) and single compliance deadline","No nested exceptions or conditional sub-clauses","Single purpose: mandate one specific physical modification"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this is:** This is an **Airworthiness Directive (AD)** — a mandatory safety order issued by Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) that requires specific repairs or modifications to aircraft.\n\n**What it does:** It orders owners and operators of certain **Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante aircraft** (serial numbers 110001 through 110369) to modify the **emergency exit lever covers**. This is a physical change to the aircraft's emergency exit handles to improve safety.\n\n**Who must comply:** Anyone who owns or operates an affected Embraer EMB-110 aircraft in Australia.\n\n**When it had to be done:** Before the aircraft's next **Maintenance Release** (a formal document certifying an aircraft is safe to fly) issued after **31 July 1984**.\n\n**Why it matters:** Emergency exits must work flawlessly in an emergency. This modification ensures the exit lever covers meet updated safety standards from the manufacturer (Embraer). The directive was updated (Amendment 1) to incorporate the latest manufacturer's service bulletin (Revision 2), ensuring the fix meets current safety requirements.\n\n**Key documents referenced:**\n- Embraer Service Bulletin No. 110-52-021R2 (the manufacturer's official repair instructions)\n- Brazilian AD 81-06-02R1 (the equivalent safety order from Brazil, where these aircraft are made)"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The amendment expands the directive to require compliance with additional requirements contained in Revision 2 of Embraer Service Bulletin No. 110-52-021 (Background). The set of affected aircraft by serial number remains specified (Applicability), and the compliance timing remains a fixed deadline tied to the next Maintenance Release after 31 July 1984 (Compliance), but the substantive obligations on operators are increased by the added requirements in the revised service bulletin."},"complexity_factors":["Applicability limited to a defined set of serial numbers (easy to determine affected fleet)","Directive delegates technical detail to an external document (Embraer SB No. 110-52-021R2), requiring operators to obtain and follow that bulletin","Compliance timing tied to the next Maintenance Release after a specific date, introducing scheduling considerations","Amendment incorporates \"additional requirements\" from the SB revision, so operators must compare prior compliance to new requirements","References a foreign (Brazilian) AD, adding a cross-reference to non‑domestic regulatory material"],"plain_english_summary":"Owners/operators of Embraer EMB-110 aircraft (serials 110001–110369) must modify the emergency exit lever cover per Embraer Service Bulletin No. 110-52-021 Revision 2.  \n\nThe change must be completed before the aircraft’s first Maintenance Release issued after 31 July 1984; operators are responsible for arranging and funding the work and documenting compliance."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-emb-110-9-amdt-1-emergency-exit-lever-cover-modification","history":"/api/acts/ad-emb-110-9-amdt-1-emergency-exit-lever-cover-modification/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-emb-110-9-amdt-1-emergency-exit-lever-cover-modification/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-emb-110-9-amdt-1-emergency-exit-lever-cover-modification/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-emb-110-9-amdt-1-emergency-exit-lever-cover-modification/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-emb-110-9-amdt-1-emergency-exit-lever-cover-modification/documents"}}