{"id":"F2006B09551","name":"AD/EMY/31 - Aerazur Life Raft Type 606","slug":"ad-emy-31-aerazur-life-raft-type-606","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":54187,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B09551-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/EMY/31 - Aerazur Life Raft Type 606","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/31 Aerazur Life Raft Type 606 9/96\n\nApplicability:  Aerazur type 606 life raft P/Nos A01 210155-(), B01 210155-(), B02 210155-(), C03 210155-(), and C04 210155-() with serial numbers 005 to 173 inclusive; installed in, but not restricted to, Falcon 900 Series aircraft.\n\n \n\nRequirement: Action in accordance with Aerazur SB No. 606-60-001.\n\n \n\nNote: DGAC AD 96-112(AB) refers.\n\n \n\nCompliance: At the next scheduled inspection, or before 15 August 1997, whichever occurs first.\n\n \n\nBackground: The vacuum packing of the life raft may have led to the extrusion of the inflation/deflation valve \"O\" ring. This could cause the life raft to fail to inflate, or to deflate when required for use.\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 discrete, targeted safety directive addressing a specific manufacturing defect in specific equipment. It has not expanded beyond its original purpose of mandating inspection/repair of defective life raft valves."},"complexity_factors":["Single, specific technical requirement referencing an external manufacturer document (Service Bulletin)","Narrow applicability limited to specific part numbers and serial number range (005-173)","Simple compliance deadline structure (next inspection OR fixed date, whichever first)","No defined terms section, no cross-references to other legislation beyond a note about a French aviation authority directive","Straightforward background explanation of the safety risk"],"plain_english_summary":"This is an **Airworthiness Directive** — a mandatory safety order issued by Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA). It requires specific aircraft owners and operators to inspect and fix a dangerous defect in emergency life rafts.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Orders inspection and repair of **Aerazur Type 606 life rafts** (specific part and serial numbers) installed mainly in **Falcon 900 Series aircraft**\n- The problem: faulty vacuum packing may have damaged an \"O\" ring (a rubber seal) in the inflation valve, which could stop the life raft inflating — or make it deflate when needed in an emergency\n\n**Who must act:**\n- Anyone operating aircraft with these specific life rafts installed\n- Must follow the manufacturer's Service Bulletin (SB No. 606-60-001) — essentially, the manufacturer's official repair instructions\n\n**When to comply:**\n- By **15 August 1997** at the latest, or at the next scheduled inspection (whichever comes first)\n\n**Why it matters:**\nLife rafts are emergency equipment meant to save lives after a water landing. A failure to inflate could be fatal. This directive forces operators to fix the defect before it causes a tragedy."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The AD maintains a narrow, targeted scope: it applies only to Aerazur type 606 rafts with the listed P/Ns and serial numbers and requires the service-bulletin corrective action. No broader categories or expanded obligations are introduced."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow technical scope: specific part numbers and serial number range (Applicability).","Prescriptive remedy: mandates action in Aerazur SB No. 606-60-001 (Requirement).","Fixed compliance deadline or next scheduled inspection creates a clear timetable (Compliance).","Safety-critical nature requires technical servicing but no case-by-case discretion (Background).","Operational cost and compliance burden fall on owners/operators (Compliance/Requirement)."],"plain_english_summary":"This Airworthiness Directive requires owners/operators of Aerazur type 606 life rafts (P/Ns A01, B01, B02, C03, C04; serial nos. 005–173) to carry out the corrective work set out in Aerazur Service Bulletin No. 606-60-001 because vacuum packing may have extruded the inflation/deflation valve O‑ring, risking failure to inflate or unintended deflation.\n\nCompliance must occur at the next scheduled inspection or before 15 August 1997; operators pay for inspection/repair and the Civil Aviation Safety Authority enforces the directive."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-emy-31-aerazur-life-raft-type-606","history":"/api/acts/ad-emy-31-aerazur-life-raft-type-606/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-emy-31-aerazur-life-raft-type-606/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-emy-31-aerazur-life-raft-type-606/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-emy-31-aerazur-life-raft-type-606/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-emy-31-aerazur-life-raft-type-606/documents"}}