{"id":"F2006B06482","name":"AD/RAD/17 - AWA VC-10 VHF Transceiver - Modification","slug":"ad-rad-17-awa-vc-10-vhf-transceiver-modification","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":48004,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B06482-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/RAD/17 - AWA VC-10 VHF Transceiver - 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 - 107 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY\n\nSCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES\n\n \n\n![](image.001.png)  Radio Communication and Navigation Equipment\n\n \n\nAD/RAD/17 AWA VC-10 VHF Transceiver - Modification 2/67\n\nApplicability: All “Skyphone” VC-10 series VHF Transceivers. Document:  AWA Aviation SB No. P18.\n\nCompliance: Before 1 August 1967.\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\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1906},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This directive retains its original narrow technical scope: mandating a specific hardware modification for a single model of radio transceiver. There is no evidence of expansion beyond the original equipment-safety intent."},"complexity_factors":["Single, specific equipment model with no sub-categories or exceptions","One unconditional compliance requirement with no conditional logic","No defined terms or interpretation section","Only one external document reference (the service bulletin)","Fixed calendar deadline with no alternative compliance methods or extensions described"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this is:** An Airworthiness Directive (AD) — a mandatory safety notice issued under the Civil Aviation Regulations.\n\n**What it requires:** Owners or operators must modify all **\"Skyphone\" VC-10 series VHF transceivers** (aircraft radio communication equipment made by AWA) in accordance with **AWA Aviation Service Bulletin No. P18**.\n\n**Who it affects:** Anyone responsible for aircraft fitted with these specific radio units.\n\n**Compliance deadline:** The modification had to be completed before **1 August 1967**.\n\n**Why it matters:** Airworthiness Directives legally enforce safety fixes for equipment defects or unsafe conditions. This ensures critical radio communications hardware functioned reliably."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-rad-17-awa-vc-10-vhf-transceiver-modification","history":"/api/acts/ad-rad-17-awa-vc-10-vhf-transceiver-modification/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-rad-17-awa-vc-10-vhf-transceiver-modification/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-rad-17-awa-vc-10-vhf-transceiver-modification/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-rad-17-awa-vc-10-vhf-transceiver-modification/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-rad-17-awa-vc-10-vhf-transceiver-modification/documents"}}