{"id":"F2006B09965","name":"AD/FPE/6 Amdt 7 - Fire Extinguishant Systems","slug":"ad-fpe-6-amdt-7-fire-extinguishant-systems","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":55237,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B09965-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/FPE/6 Amdt 7 - Fire Extinguishant Systems","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)  \nFire Protection Equipment\n\nAD/FPE/6\n\nAmdt 7\n\n  \nFire Extinguishant Systems 4/93\n\nApplicability: All aircraft fire extinguishant systems, fixed and portable, in respect of which a system of maintenance detailing procedures for the inspection, test, overhaul and retirement of all parts of the system has not been approved.\n\nRequirement: All aircraft hand portable, and fixed fire extinguishant systems shall be subject to maintenance inspection, test, overhaul and retirement in accordance with the manufacturer's procedures and/or recommendations.\n\nCompliance: In accordance with the manufacturers instructions and recommendations. In the absence of such, the overhaul period shall not exceed five years, except that for hand portable extinguishers containing a halon compound (eg BCF), the initial overhaul period may be extended to, but shall not exceed, twelve years (TSN).\n\nNote: Some fire extinguishant containers may be subject to a hydrostatic pressure test requirement.\n\nBackground: Amendment 5 was raised to align with the Australian Standard and to reduce the environmental impact of halon use. Amendment 6 was issued to clarify applicability of BCF extinguishers. Amendment 7 is issued to remove references to AD/GAS/1 and to a specific Civil Aviation Regulation.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1597},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Amendment 7 is a housekeeping revision that removes outdated cross-references to AD/GAS/1 and a specific Civil Aviation Regulation. The scope remains strictly limited to maintenance requirements for aircraft fire extinguishant systems and has not expanded beyond the original 1993 directive's purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Conditional compliance periods with tiered exceptions (5-year default vs 12-year halon extension)","Reliance on external manufacturer standards rather than prescriptive internal rules","Technical aviation terminology requiring domain knowledge (TSN, halon/BCF, hydrostatic testing)"],"plain_english_summary":"This rule sets required maintenance, inspection, testing, overhaul and retirement of aircraft fire extinguishers (fixed and portable) for owners/operators without an approved maintenance plan. Follow the manufacturer’s instructions; where none exist, standard units need overhaul at least every 5 years and hand‑held halon (BCF) units may remain in service up to 12 years from new. Some bottles also require hydrostatic pressure testing.\n\nAmendment 7 only removes obsolete regulatory cross‑references and does not change the maintenance requirements."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-fpe-6-amdt-7-fire-extinguishant-systems","history":"/api/acts/ad-fpe-6-amdt-7-fire-extinguishant-systems/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-fpe-6-amdt-7-fire-extinguishant-systems/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-fpe-6-amdt-7-fire-extinguishant-systems/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-fpe-6-amdt-7-fire-extinguishant-systems/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-fpe-6-amdt-7-fire-extinguishant-systems/documents"}}