{"id":"F2008L01629","name":"AD/EMY/35 - Life Vest Valise Zipper","slug":"ad-emy-35-life-vest-valise-zipper","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":73878,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L01629-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Emergency Equipment","sectionType":"division","heading":"Emergency Equipment","content":"### Emergency Equipment\n\n| AD/EMY/35 | Life Vest Valise Zipper | 6/2008 |\n| --------- | ----------------------- | ------ |\n\n| Applicability: | FOLA Airsafe life vests type A-190 and A-290.                                                                                                                                                                                  |\n| -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |\n| Requirement:   | Inspect the zipper on the life vest valise and perform the actions described in FOLA Airsafe Service Bulletin 9-387 rev. A or later revision.Note: Luftfarstsstyrelsen / Swedish Civil Aviation Authority SAD No.1-201 refers. |\n| Compliance:    | Within 90 days of the effective date of this Airworthiness Directive.                                                                                                                                                          |\n|                | This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 5 June 2008.                                                                                                                                                                 |\n| Background:    | Valises for life vests of type Airsafe A-190 and Airsafe A-290 may have an error in the zippers from manufacture. Installation of an incorrect zipper could lead to an uncontrolled inflation of the life vest.                |\n\n![](image.001.png)  \nDavid Villiers  \nDelegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority\n\n16 April 2008","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"AD/EMY/35","sectionType":"part","heading":"AD/EMY/35","content":"## AD/EMY/35","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Life Vest Valise Zipper","sectionType":"part","heading":"Life Vest Valise Zipper","content":"## Life Vest Valise Zipper","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"6/2008","sectionType":"part","heading":"6/2008","content":"## 6/2008","sortOrder":3}],"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 narrow scope of ensuring zipper integrity on two life vest models."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (approximately 200 words)","Only 2 specific product models affected (A-190 and A-290)","Single, clear compliance action (inspect zipper and follow service bulletin)","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislation (only references a manufacturer's service bulletin and a Swedish aviation authority document for background)","Simple temporal trigger (90 days from effective date)","No exceptions, exemptions, or conditional logic"],"plain_english_summary":"This CASA Airworthiness Directive orders Australian operators using FOLA Airsafe A-190 and A-290 life vest valises to inspect the valise zipper and, if defective, carry out repairs per FOLA Airsafe Service Bulletin 9-387 (or later).  \n\nThe mandate responds to a manufacturing error: wrong zippers can allow life vests to inflate unexpectedly, creating a passenger and crew safety hazard. Compliance was required within 90 days of 5 June 2008."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The AD imposes a targeted, new inspection and corrective-action obligation for specific FOLA Airsafe vest models; it does not expand regulatory coverage beyond those affected models or otherwise alter wider certification rules (Applicability; Requirement; Compliance)."},"complexity_factors":["Very narrow technical scope — applies only to FOLA Airsafe life vests type A-190 and A-290 (Applicability).","Corrective detail delegated to a manufacturer service bulletin (FOLA Airsafe Service Bulletin 9-387 rev. A or later) rather than embedded in the AD (Requirement).","Definite, short compliance window (90 days) creates a fixed scheduling burden for operators (Compliance).","Low administrative discretion — the AD prescribes inspection and actions without open-ended compliance options (Requirement).","Safety risk is specific and mechanistic (incorrect zipper could cause uncontrolled inflation) rather than broadly regulatory (Background).","References to later revisions of the service bulletin introduce a dependency on manufacturer updates (Requirement)."],"plain_english_summary":"Mechanically: this Airworthiness Directive requires inspection of the valise zipper on FOLA Airsafe life vests A-190 and A-290 and carrying out the corrective actions set out in FOLA Airsafe Service Bulletin 9-387 (Applicability; Requirement). Operators/owners must complete the work within 90 days of the directive’s effective date (Compliance) and will incur inspection/repair costs; the measure responds to a manufacturing zipper error that could cause uncontrolled inflation (Background)."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-emy-35-life-vest-valise-zipper","history":"/api/acts/ad-emy-35-life-vest-valise-zipper/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-emy-35-life-vest-valise-zipper/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-emy-35-life-vest-valise-zipper/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-emy-35-life-vest-valise-zipper/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-emy-35-life-vest-valise-zipper/documents"}}