{"id":"F2006B10805","name":"AD/IAI-W/5 - Galley Electrical Wiring - Inspection and Re-Routing","slug":"ad-iai-w-5-galley-electrical-wiring-inspection-and-re-routing","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":56283,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B10805-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/IAI-W/5 - Galley Electrical Wiring - Inspection and Re-Routing","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)  \nIsrael Aircraft Industries 1123 and 1124 (Westwind) Series Aeroplanes\n\nAD/IAI-W/5 Galley Electrical Wiring \\- Inspection and Re-Routing\n\n  \n12/80\n\nApplicability: Westwind Series S/N 239 to 298 except 241, 252, 257, 261, 264, 265, 290, 294, 295\n\nand 297.\n\nDocument: IAI 1124-Westwind SB No. WW-24-20 (24-03).\n\nNote: FAA AD No. 80-19-15 refers.\n\nCompliance: Part 1 \\- Within 10 hours time in service after 11 November 1980.\n\nPart 2 \\- To be accomplished as soon as practicable but not later than 100 hours time in service after 11 November 1980.\n\nBackground: The FAA advise of an incident in which thrust reversers, flaps, spoilers and some lights were lost because a hot liquid container in the galley rubbed against a loom and created an electrical short circuit which resulted in a fire.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a discrete, time-bound safety directive issued in response to a specific incident. It has not expanded beyond its original purpose of addressing the galley wiring fire risk in specified Westwind aircraft."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (approximately 150 words)","Only 4 defined elements: applicability range, compliance deadlines, reference document, and background","No cross-references to other legislation beyond a single note about an FAA AD","Simple conditional structure: two-part compliance with clear time-based triggers","Single technical reference to a manufacturer's Service Bulletin (SB No. WW-24-20)"],"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 specific repairs or inspections on certain aircraft.\n\n**What it does:** This AD mandates urgent electrical wiring checks and modifications on specific Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) Westwind business jets (serial numbers 239–298, with several exceptions). The directive requires:\n- **Part 1:** An inspection within 10 flight hours after 11 November 1980\n- **Part 2:** Re-routing of electrical wiring as soon as possible, but no later than 100 flight hours after that date\n\n**Why it matters:** A serious incident occurred where a hot liquid container in the aircraft's kitchen (galley) rubbed against electrical wiring (a \"loom\" — a bundle of wires), causing a short circuit and fire. This fire knocked out critical systems including thrust reversers (used to slow the plane after landing), flaps (used for takeoff and landing), spoilers (flight control surfaces), and lighting. The AD prevents this dangerous scenario from recurring.\n\n**Who it affects:** Owners and operators of specific Westwind 1123 and 1124 series aircraft built between certain serial numbers, excluding those already modified."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The directive’s scope matches the stated intent in the text: to inspect and re-route galley electrical wiring on the specified Westwind serial-number range to address the risk of wiring abrasion and resultant electrical short and fire described in the background. The directive does not broaden or narrow the technical focus beyond that objective; it specifies applicability, references a service bulletin for method, and sets mandatory time-in-service deadlines. (Applicability; Document; Compliance; Background)"},"complexity_factors":["Narrow technical scope (galley wiring inspection and re-routing) reduces legal complexity.","Applicability limited to a defined serial-number range with multiple explicit exclusions (tracking applicable fleet is administrative work). (Applicability)","Two-part compliance schedule with tight early deadline (10 hours) and a secondary 100-hour deadline requires prompt operational planning. (Compliance)","Implementation depends on following an external manufacturer service bulletin for the technical method. (Document)","Technical work requires certified maintenance personnel and access to parts/procedures, creating practical (not legal) compliance complexity. (Document)"],"plain_english_summary":"CASA requires owners/operators of certain Israel Aircraft Industries Westwind 1123/1124 aeroplanes to have the galley electrical wiring inspected and re-routed per IAI Service Bulletin WW-24-20 to mitigate a fire risk from wiring abrasion reported by the FAA.  \n\nAffected operators must arrange and pay for the work, performed by qualified maintenance personnel, within short compliance windows (10 hours and 100 hours time-in-service from 11 Nov 1980)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-iai-w-5-galley-electrical-wiring-inspection-and-re-routing","history":"/api/acts/ad-iai-w-5-galley-electrical-wiring-inspection-and-re-routing/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-iai-w-5-galley-electrical-wiring-inspection-and-re-routing/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-iai-w-5-galley-electrical-wiring-inspection-and-re-routing/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-iai-w-5-galley-electrical-wiring-inspection-and-re-routing/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-iai-w-5-galley-electrical-wiring-inspection-and-re-routing/documents"}}