{"id":"F2006B09548","name":"AD/EMY/29 - RFD Liferaft","slug":"ad-emy-29-rfd-liferaft","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":54177,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B09548-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/EMY/29 - RFD Liferaft","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 - 107 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY\n\nSCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES\n\n \n\n![](image.001.png)  Emergency Equipment\n\n \n\nAD/EMY/29 RFD Liferaft 7/93\n\nApplicability: RFD liferafts Type 10R MK 1 and SAR MK 1 with Serial Numbers 10R 152 through 10R 1027 and liferafts Type 14R MK 1 with Serial Numbers 14R 213 through 14R 1020.\n\n \n\nRequirement: Action in accordance with RFD LIMITED Service Bulletin 25-69.\n\n \n\nNote: UK CAA AD 001-02-93 refers.\n\n \n\nCompliance: At the next repack or scheduled overhaul interval of the liferaft after 24 June 1993.\n\n \n\nBackground:  This Directive requires a check to be made of the liferafts for the correct location of the bridge piece attached patches, as detailed in Service Bulletin 25-46, together with repair procedures if the installation is found to be incorrect. This condition could result in some restriction of gas flow into the fender tubes and boarding ramps.\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 discrete airworthiness directive with a narrow, specific scope (particular life raft models with specific serial numbers). It has not expanded beyond its original purpose of addressing a specific manufacturing defect."},"complexity_factors":["Single, specific applicability clause covering only two product types with defined serial number ranges","One straightforward compliance requirement referencing an external technical document (Service Bulletin 25-69)","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislation beyond a note about a UK equivalent directive","Simple temporal trigger for compliance (next scheduled maintenance after fixed date)","Background explanation provided in plain language"],"plain_english_summary":"This CASA safety directive requires owners/operators of certain RFD life rafts to inspect for a manufacturing defect where bridge-piece patches may be incorrectly placed and block inflation. It affects specified Type 10R MK1, SAR MK1 and Type 14R MK1 serial-numbered rafts carried as aircraft emergency equipment.\n\nInspections and any repairs must follow RFD Service Bulletin 25‑69 and be completed at the next scheduled repack/overhaul after 24 June 1993. The measure prevents rafts failing to inflate during a ditching."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Scope remains confined to the specified RFD liferaft models and serial-number blocks and to the single technical issue of bridge-piece patch location, with corrective action following the manufacturer’s service bulletins. The directive prescribes when to comply (next repack/overhaul after 24 June 1993) and does not broaden requirements beyond inspection and repair per the referenced Service Bulletins (see Applicability; Requirement; Compliance; Background; Note). Owners/operators bear inspection and repair costs and must schedule the work."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow applicability: limited to specific RFD liferaft models and defined serial-number ranges (Applicability).","Mandated reliance on external manufacturer documents: action must follow RFD Service Bulletin 25-69 and references Service Bulletin 25-46 for defect detail (Requirement; Background).","Flexible compliance window: compliance is required at the next repack or scheduled overhaul after a specified date, creating variable timing across operators (Compliance).","Technical inspection and repair: requires a technical check of bridge-piece patch location and possible repairs that affect gas flow into fender tubes and boarding ramps (Background).","Operator cost and scheduling burden: owners/operators must arrange inspection/repair at their expense at repack/overhaul time (Compliance; Requirement).","Regulatory status: issued as an AD under the Civil Aviation Regulations schedule, creating a mandatory obligation for affected aircraft operators (header/context).","Cross-reference to foreign AD: Note refers to UK CAA AD 001-02-93, indicating coordination or shared findings with another authority (Note)."],"plain_english_summary":"This airworthiness directive requires owners/operators of specified RFD liferaft models and serial ranges to inspect and, if necessary, repair the positioning of bridge-piece patches that affect inflation gas flow. The check and any repairs must follow RFD Service Bulletin instructions and be done at the next repack or scheduled overhaul after 24 June 1993. It matters because incorrect patch placement can restrict inflation of fender tubes and boarding ramps, reducing liferaft functionality during an emergency."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-emy-29-rfd-liferaft","history":"/api/acts/ad-emy-29-rfd-liferaft/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-emy-29-rfd-liferaft/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-emy-29-rfd-liferaft/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-emy-29-rfd-liferaft/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-emy-29-rfd-liferaft/documents"}}