{"id":"F2006B09545","name":"AD/EMY/26 - Emergency Evacuation Slide","slug":"ad-emy-26-emergency-evacuation-slide","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":54167,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B09545-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/EMY/26 - Emergency Evacuation Slide","content":"COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 \\- 107 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY\n\nSCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES\n\n![](image.001.png)  \nEmergency Equipment\n\nAD/EMY/26 Emergency Evacuation Slide 9/92\n\nApplicability: Air Cruisers Co. TSO-C69 Emergency Slide System, Part Numbers D31021-101 and\n\n\\-103, Serial Numbers 1 through 222, installed on but not limited to Airbus Industries Models A300 B2-1C, A300 B4-2C, A300 BA-200 and A300 B4-600 series aircraft.\n\nRequirement: Modify and reidentify Air Cruisers Co. Evacuation Slide System, Part Number D31021-101 and \\-103, serial numbers 1 through 222, in accordance with Air Cruisers Co. SB 001-25-8, Revision 4, Paragraph 2, Accomplishment Instructions.\n\nNote: FAA AD 92-10-06 Amdt 39-8240 refers.\n\nCompliance: Prior to 20 May 1993.\n\nBackground: The FAA has received reports of slides deploying improperly. This condition, if not corrected, could result in improper inflation of the slides, which could hamper the emergency evacuation of an aircraft. The effective date required by the FAA extended by approximately two months.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a narrow, technical airworthiness directive targeting a specific safety defect in specific equipment. It has not expanded beyond its original purpose of mandating a safety modification to emergency evacuation slides."},"complexity_factors":["Single, specific applicability (one manufacturer, two part numbers, defined serial number range, specific aircraft models)","Single, unambiguous requirement (modify per specific service bulletin)","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislation (only a note about related FAA directive)","Clear, fixed compliance date with no conditional triggers or exceptions","Short document (approximately 150 words)"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **safety order for aeroplane emergency slides**. It applies to specific evacuation slide systems made by Air Cruisers Co. (part numbers D31021-101 and D31021-103, serial numbers 1–222) installed on certain Airbus A300 aircraft models.\n\n**What it requires:**\n- Airlines and aircraft operators must **modify and re-identify** these specific slide systems following the manufacturer's instructions (Service Bulletin 001-25-8, Revision 4).\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- The US aviation regulator (FAA) found these slides could **deploy incorrectly** in an emergency. If a slide doesn't inflate properly, passengers and crew can't escape quickly during an emergency evacuation — a potentially deadly situation.\n\n**Deadline:**\n- The work had to be completed **before 20 May 1993**.\n\n**Key point:**\n- This directive extends the original US deadline by about two months for Australian-registered aircraft."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The directive retains the original technical scope: the same part numbers, serial number range and mandated modification per the manufacturer’s service bulletin. The only timing-related adjustment noted in the source is that the FAA’s effective date was extended by approximately two months; this AD sets its own compliance deadline (Prior to 20 May 1993) but does not change the described applicability or required action. (Applicability; Requirement; Compliance; Background; Note)"},"complexity_factors":["Technical specificity: applies to particular part numbers (D31021-101 and -103) and a defined serial number range (1–222). (Applicability)","Mandated use of a specific manufacturer service bulletin revision and paragraph (Air Cruisers Co. SB 001-25-8, Revision 4, Paragraph 2). (Requirement)","Cross-reference to a foreign regulator’s AD (FAA AD 92-10-06), which may affect interpretation or timing. (Note)","Fixed compliance deadline (prior to 20 May 1993) requiring scheduling and execution within a set timeframe. (Compliance)","Applicability spans multiple aircraft models and may include other unspecified installations, which creates some scope ambiguity for operators. (Applicability)"],"plain_english_summary":"This AD requires a safety modification and reidentification of Air Cruisers emergency slide units (P/N D31021-101 and D31021-103, S/Ns 1–222) per the manufacturer’s service bulletin. It affects those slides when installed on specified Airbus A300 variants (and possibly other installations), must be done by 20 May 1993, and is enforced by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority after reports of improper inflation. Operators bear the compliance costs."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-emy-26-emergency-evacuation-slide","history":"/api/acts/ad-emy-26-emergency-evacuation-slide/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-emy-26-emergency-evacuation-slide/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-emy-26-emergency-evacuation-slide/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-emy-26-emergency-evacuation-slide/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-emy-26-emergency-evacuation-slide/documents"}}