{"id":"F2006B09556","name":"AD/EMY/6 - Inflatable Escape Slides - Modification","slug":"ad-emy-6-inflatable-escape-slides-modification","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":54198,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B09556-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/EMY/6 - Inflatable Escape Slides - 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 - 107 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY\n\nSCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES\n\n \n\n![](image.001.png)  Emergency Equipment\n\n \n\nAD/EMY/6 Inflatable Escape Slides - Modification 9/66\n\nApplicability: All Garrett-Air Cruisers escape slides P/N 15D22129 and 15D22129-1 manufactured prior to 17.4.66.\n\n \n\nDocument: Garrett Air Cruisers SB No. SB-114-66-2. Compliance: Forthwith.\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\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a discrete, targeted safety directive addressing a specific technical defect in specific equipment. It has not expanded beyond its original purpose of mandating a safety modification to pre-1966 escape slides."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short document (under 100 words of substantive content)","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the parent Civil Aviation Regulations 1998","Simple conditional logic: single applicability criterion (part number + manufacture date)","Single compliance requirement with immediate effect","No exceptions, exemptions, or nested conditions"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this is:** An Airworthiness Directive (AD) — essentially a mandatory safety order issued by Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA).\n\n**What it does:** Requires a specific modification to be made to certain inflatable emergency escape slides used on aircraft.\n\n**Who it affects:** Aircraft operators or owners using **Garrett-Air Cruisers escape slides** with part numbers **15D22129** or **15D22129-1**, but **only those manufactured before 17 April 1966**.\n\n**What must happen:** The modification described in **Garrett Air Cruisers Service Bulletin SB-114-66-2** must be carried out **\"forthwith\"** (immediately, without delay).\n\n**Why it matters:** Escape slides are critical emergency equipment. This AD likely addresses a discovered safety defect in early production units that could prevent proper deployment during an emergency evacuation. Non-compliance means the aircraft cannot legally operate."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The AD sets a single, narrow scope: modification of Garrett-Air Cruisers escape slides P/N 15D22129 and 15D22129-1 manufactured prior to 17.4.66, using Service Bulletin SB-114-66-2, with immediate compliance. The text gives no indication that this scope was altered from an earlier stated intent within the instrument itself."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, specific applicability (two part numbers and a single manufacture-date cutoff). (Applicability)","Single referenced technical document supplies the detailed modification steps (Garrett Air Cruisers SB No. SB-114-66-2). (Document)","Immediate compliance required (\"Forthwith\") increases scheduling urgency but does not add procedural complexity. (Compliance)","AD text is short and contains no procedural, enforcement, or cost-allocation detail, requiring reference to the Service Bulletin and external arrangements. (Document; Compliance)","No information in the AD about authorised installers or alternative means of compliance; those details must come from elsewhere. (Document)"],"plain_english_summary":"This AD requires Garrett‑Air Cruisers inflatable escape slides P/N 15D22129 and 15D22129‑1 manufactured before 17 April 1966 to be modified immediately (\"forthwith\") in accordance with Garrett Service Bulletin SB‑114‑66‑2.  \n\nIt affects aircraft owners/operators responsible for those slides; the directive imposes an immediate obligation but does not state the underlying hazard, allocate costs, specify who may perform the work, or set deadlines beyond \"forthwith.\""}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-emy-6-inflatable-escape-slides-modification","history":"/api/acts/ad-emy-6-inflatable-escape-slides-modification/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-emy-6-inflatable-escape-slides-modification/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-emy-6-inflatable-escape-slides-modification/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-emy-6-inflatable-escape-slides-modification/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-emy-6-inflatable-escape-slides-modification/documents"}}