{"id":"F2006B09558","name":"AD/EMY/8 - Life Jackets - Inspection and Modification","slug":"ad-emy-8-life-jackets-inspection-and-modification","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":54204,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B09558-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/EMY/8 - Life Jackets - Inspection and Modification","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/8 Life Jackets \\- Inspection and Modification 9/72\n\nApplicability: All RFD life jackets P/No. RFD/AUST/3/R162 with S/No. A01 to A233 fitted with nylon operating head P/No. RFD/3494/72 and Sparklet cylinder P/No. 3191/09.\n\nRequirement: 1. Check Sparklet cylinder P/N 3191/09 for penetration of the copper sealing disc by the actuating needle of the operating head P/N RFD/3494/72. If there are signs that the needle has contacted the sealing disc, replace the operating head with an operating head Miniflater type P/N RFD/3494/109 before the jacket is worn or carried in an aircraft.\n\n2. Replace the operating heads P/N RFD/3494/72 with P/N RFD/3494/109.\n\nCompliance: Para. 1 \\- Inspection: Before further flight after 1 September 1972 and thereafter at intervals not exceeding 7 days.\n\nPara. 2 \\- Modification: Not later than the next annual inspection of the life jacket after 1 September (AD/EMY/2 refers).","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1520},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The directive maintains its original narrow technical scope focused solely on the inspection and modification of specific life jacket models to address a identified safety defect."},"complexity_factors":["Requires precise identification using three different part numbers plus a restricted serial number range (A01 to A233)","Dual-track compliance with different deadlines: immediate inspection (every 7 days) versus modification (at next annual check)","Technical terminology requiring specialised aviation maintenance knowledge (Sparklet cylinder, actuating needle, Miniflater type)","Cross-reference to related directive AD/EMY/2 for additional context"],"plain_english_summary":"This directive requires operators and maintenance organisations to urgently inspect and replace older RFD life‑jacket inflation heads (specific serial range) fitted with Sparklet CO₂ cylinders. If the inflation needle has pierced the copper seal, the head must be replaced with the newer Miniflater before the jacket is carried or worn, and all old heads must be swapped out. It targets airlines and charters to prevent life‑jacket failure and possible loss of life in a ditching."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-emy-8-life-jackets-inspection-and-modification","history":"/api/acts/ad-emy-8-life-jackets-inspection-and-modification/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-emy-8-life-jackets-inspection-and-modification/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-emy-8-life-jackets-inspection-and-modification/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-emy-8-life-jackets-inspection-and-modification/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-emy-8-life-jackets-inspection-and-modification/documents"}}