{"id":"F2006B11049","name":"AD/L.40/8 - Front Seat Restraint Installations - Modification","slug":"ad-l-40-8-front-seat-restraint-installations-modification","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":56670,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B11049-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/L.40/8 - Front Seat Restraint Installations - 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)  Meta Sokol L.40 Series Aeroplanes\n\n \n\nAD/L.40/8 Front Seat Restraint Installations - Modification 11/72\n\nApplicability: All models.\n\n \n\nRequirement: Modify each front seat restraint installation by fitting a safety harness in accordance with a scheme approved by the Secretary.\n\n \n\nNote: Guidelines for installation schemes are outlined in Airworthiness Advisory Circular No. 62 dated March 1972.\n\n \n\nCompliance: Before 1 December 1973.\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":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1135},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The directive remains precisely focused on its original purpose: mandating front seat safety harness installations for Meta Sokol L.40 aircraft. There is no evidence of scope creep or expansion beyond this specific safety modification."},"complexity_factors":["Single, unambiguous requirement","No cross-references to other legislative provisions","Limited applicability to one specific aircraft model","Straightforward compliance deadline with no exceptions or extensions mentioned"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **safety order** (called an Airworthiness Directive) issued by Australia's aviation regulator for a specific aircraft type: the **Meta Sokol L.40 series**.\n\n**What it does:**\n*   Requires owners to install proper **safety harnesses** (seatbelts) in the front seats of these planes\n*   The installation must follow a plan approved by the aviation safety authority\n*   References technical guidelines from March 1972 for how to do the work\n\n**Who it affects:**\n*   Anyone who owns or operates a Meta Sokol L.40 aircraft\n\n**Why it matters:**\n*   Improves pilot and front passenger safety during accidents, turbulence, or emergency landings by ensuring proper restraint systems are in place\n\n**Deadline:**\n*   The modifications had to be completed before 1 December 1973"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-l-40-8-front-seat-restraint-installations-modification","history":"/api/acts/ad-l-40-8-front-seat-restraint-installations-modification/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-l-40-8-front-seat-restraint-installations-modification/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-l-40-8-front-seat-restraint-installations-modification/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-l-40-8-front-seat-restraint-installations-modification/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-l-40-8-front-seat-restraint-installations-modification/documents"}}