{"id":"F2006B10296","name":"AD/GENERAL/70 Amdt 1 - Cargo and Baggage Compartment Liner","slug":"ad-general-70-amdt-1-cargo-and-baggage-compartment-liner","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":56005,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B10296-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/GENERAL/70 Amdt 1 - Cargo and Baggage Compartment Liner","content":"COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 \\- 105 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY\n\nSCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES\n\n![](image.001.png)  \nAircraft \\- General\n\nAD/GENERAL/70\n\nAmdt 1\n\n  \nCargo and Baggage Compartment Liner 12/91\n\nApplicability: All passenger aeroplanes certified in the Transport Category and for which the initial Australian Certificate of Airworthiness for the type was issued after 1 January 1958.\n\nRequirement: Each Class C or D compartment, as defined in FAR 25.857 and greater than 5.66 cubic metres (200 cubic feet) in volume, must have ceiling and sidewall liner panels, including any design feature, such as a joint or fastener, which would affect the capability of the liner to safely contain a fire, which are constructed of:\n\n    Glass fibre reinforced resin; or\n\n    2. Aluminium/aluminium alloy (if approved prior to 20 March 1989); or\n\n    3. Other materials which meet the test requirements of Amendment 25-60 of FAR Part 25, Appendix F, Part III.\n\nCompliance: Prior to 21 March 1992.\n\nBackground: This AD upgrades the fire safety standards for cargo and baggage compartment ceiling and sidewall liner panels by reflecting the current FAA certification and operations requirement; Federal Aviation Regulation 14 CFR Part 121.314.\n\nThis amendment is issued to clarify the definition of “liner” as defined in original FAA requirement, and to provide compliance date to reflect extensions granted by the FAA and previously covered by CAA concessions.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2432},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This amendment merely clarifies the definition of 'liner' and updates the compliance date to reflect FAA extensions previously covered by CAA concessions. It does not expand the scope beyond the original fire safety requirements for cargo compartment liners."},"complexity_factors":["References to external US aviation standards (FAR 25.857, Amendment 25-60, 14 CFR Part 121.314)","Technical volumetric threshold requiring dual measurement systems (5.66 cubic metres/200 cubic feet)","Material approval date grandfathering clause (prior to 20 March 1989)","Specialised aviation classification terminology (Class C/D compartments, Transport Category)"],"plain_english_summary":"This rule requires owners/operators of transport-category passenger aircraft (initial Australian certificate after 1 Jan 1958) to fit fire-resistant ceiling and sidewall liners in large Class C/D cargo and baggage compartments so onboard fires cannot burn through into the cabin or systems. It aligns Australian standards with FAA fire-test criteria, specifies acceptable liner materials and joint/fastener integrity, and set a compliance deadline of 21 March 1992 to improve in-flight fire survivability."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-general-70-amdt-1-cargo-and-baggage-compartment-liner","history":"/api/acts/ad-general-70-amdt-1-cargo-and-baggage-compartment-liner/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-general-70-amdt-1-cargo-and-baggage-compartment-liner/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-general-70-amdt-1-cargo-and-baggage-compartment-liner/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-general-70-amdt-1-cargo-and-baggage-compartment-liner/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-general-70-amdt-1-cargo-and-baggage-compartment-liner/documents"}}