{"id":"F2006B10196","name":"AD/GAF-N22/49 - Emergency Exit - Modification","slug":"ad-gaf-n22-49-emergency-exit-modification","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":55854,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B10196-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/GAF-N22/49 - Emergency Exit - 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 - 105 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY\n\nSCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES\n\n \n\n![](image.001.png)  GAF N22 and N24 Series Aeroplanes\n\n \n\nAD/GAF-N22/49 Emergency Exit - Modification 10/84\n\nApplicability: All models N22 and N24.\n\n \n\nRequirement: Nomad Service Bulletin AS/B ANMD-52-6.\n\n \n\nCompliance: Within 100 hours time in service after 31 October 1984 or at the next scheduled inspection for maintenance release after 31 October 1984 whichever occurs first.\n\n \n\nBackground: The manufacturer reports instances of excessive force being required to push the emergency exit clear of the aircraft.\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":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a discrete, single-issue safety directive focused specifically on emergency exit modification for two aircraft models. It has not expanded beyond its original narrow technical purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (approximately 150 words of substantive content)","Only 1 defined term implicitly referenced (Service Bulletin)","No cross-references to other legislation or regulations beyond the parent Civil Aviation Regulations 1988","Simple conditional logic: single 'whichever occurs first' timing requirement","Single, clear applicability criterion (all N22 and N24 models)","No exceptions, exemptions, or nested conditions","Straightforward command structure: Applicability → Requirement → Compliance → Background"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this is:** This is an **Airworthiness Directive (AD)** — a mandatory safety order issued by Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) that requires aircraft owners and operators to fix a specific safety problem.\n\n**What it does:** It orders owners of **GAF N22 and N24 \"Nomad\" aircraft** to modify their emergency exit doors. The manufacturer found that these exits sometimes require **excessive force to open** — a dangerous problem in an emergency when seconds count.\n\n**Who must comply:** Anyone who owns or operates any model of the GAF N22 or N24 series aircraft.\n\n**What they must do:** Follow the manufacturer's **Service Bulletin AS/B ANMD-52-6** (a technical instruction manual for repairs) to fix the emergency exit.\n\n**When they must do it:** Within **100 hours of flying time** after 31 October 1984, **or** at the next scheduled maintenance inspection after that date — whichever comes first.\n\n**Why it matters:** Emergency exits that are hard to open can trap passengers and crew during a fire or crash. This directive prevents that risk by ensuring exits operate smoothly when needed most."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The directive’s scope — mandating a specific modification for the emergency exit on all N22 and N24 models — is consistent with the instrument’s stated purpose (manufacturer-reported difficulty operating the emergency exit). The text sets a single prescriptive technical remedy (the Nomad Service Bulletin AS/B ANMD-52-6) and a fixed compliance window, and does not indicate any expansion or narrowing of that scope beyond those requirements. (Applicability; Requirement; Compliance; Background)"},"complexity_factors":["Single, specific technical action mandated (Requirement: Nomad Service Bulletin AS/B ANMD-52-6)","Applies to a defined set of aircraft models only (Applicability: all N22 and N24)","Short, prescriptive compliance window tied to hours-in-service or next scheduled inspection (Compliance)","Dependence on an external manufacturer service bulletin for technical details (Requirement)","Operational coordination required between operators and maintenance organisations to meet timing and recordkeeping (Compliance)","Regulatory character: issued as an airworthiness directive by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (header)"],"plain_english_summary":"This directive mandates that all GAF Nomad N22 and N24 aeroplanes have their emergency exit modified per Nomad Service Bulletin AS/B ANMD-52-6, to fix reports of excessive force needed to clear the exit. Owners/operators must arrange and pay for the work, which must be done within 100 hours’ time-in-service after 31 October 1984 or at the aircraft’s next scheduled maintenance release after that date, whichever is sooner."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-gaf-n22-49-emergency-exit-modification","history":"/api/acts/ad-gaf-n22-49-emergency-exit-modification/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-gaf-n22-49-emergency-exit-modification/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-gaf-n22-49-emergency-exit-modification/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-gaf-n22-49-emergency-exit-modification/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-gaf-n22-49-emergency-exit-modification/documents"}}