{"id":"F2008L01833","name":"AD/GENERAL/58 - Voice Recorders - Attachment of Reflective Strips - CANCELLED","slug":"ad-general-58-voice-recorders-attachment-of-reflective-strips-cancelled","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":74017,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L01833-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Aircraft - General","sectionType":"division","heading":"Aircraft - General","content":"### Aircraft - General\n\n| AD/GENERAL/58 | Voice Recorders - Attachmentof Reflective Strips | 7/2008 |\n| ------------- | ------------------------------------------------ | ------ |\n\n| Requirement: | CANCELLED.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |\n| ------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n|              | This AD is cancelled on 3 July 2008.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |\n| Background:  | This unique Australian AD, issued in 1979, required reflective strips to be fitted to the cover of the voice recorder. The AD required compliance before 1 December 1979. As all aircraft would have complied with the AD and the requirements are now covered by the design standard and CAO 20.18, the AD is no longer required. |\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nJames Coyne  \nDelegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority\n\n23 May 2008","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"AD/GENERAL/58","sectionType":"part","heading":"AD/GENERAL/58","content":"## AD/GENERAL/58","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Voice Recorders - Attachmentof Reflectiv","sectionType":"part","heading":"Voice Recorders - Attachmentof Reflective Strips","content":"## Voice Recorders - Attachment  \nof Reflective Strips","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"7/2008","sectionType":"part","heading":"7/2008","content":"## 7/2008","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2001},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The directive has not expanded beyond its original purpose; rather, it has been formally cancelled and is no longer in force. The document now serves only as a historical record stating that the 1979 requirement is obsolete and superseded by current design standards."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (cancellation notice only)","No defined terms or interpretation section","No cross-references to other legislation (except historical mention of CAO 20.18)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or compliance timelines (other than the cancellation date itself)"],"plain_english_summary":"This **cancelled** Airworthiness Directive (AD) was a safety rule requiring aircraft operators to attach reflective strips to the covers of cockpit voice recorders (the \"black box\" that records flight deck audio).\n\n**What it did (historically):**\n- Originally issued in 1979, it required reflective strips to be fitted to voice recorder covers by 1 December 1979\n- Purpose: To make the recorder easier to locate and identify in aircraft wreckage after an accident\n\n**Current status:**\n- **Cancelled on 3 July 2008**\n- All aircraft would have complied with this requirement decades ago\n- The safety standards are now covered by modern aircraft design requirements and Civil Aviation Order (CAO) 20.18\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Nobody. This directive is no longer in force and imposes no obligations on aircraft operators, manufacturers, or pilots."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-general-58-voice-recorders-attachment-of-reflective-strips-cancelled","history":"/api/acts/ad-general-58-voice-recorders-attachment-of-reflective-strips-cancelled/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-general-58-voice-recorders-attachment-of-reflective-strips-cancelled/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-general-58-voice-recorders-attachment-of-reflective-strips-cancelled/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-general-58-voice-recorders-attachment-of-reflective-strips-cancelled/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-general-58-voice-recorders-attachment-of-reflective-strips-cancelled/documents"}}