{"id":"F2006B06594","name":"AD/RES/26 - AMI Industries Pilot Lap Belt Attachment Link","slug":"ad-res-26-ami-industries-pilot-lap-belt-attachment-link","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":48413,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B06594-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/RES/26 - AMI Industries Pilot Lap Belt Attachment Link","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-description: CASA Airworthiness Directive\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 22.10.0\nmeta-keywords: Issue 7/1993,Equipment,Restraint Equipment,AMI Industries Pilot Lap Belt Attachment Link,26\ntitle: Airworthiness Directive - AD/RES/26 - AMI Industries Pilot Lap Belt Attachment Link\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)  Restraint Equipment\n\n \n\nAD/RES/26 AMI Industries Pilot Lap Belt Attachment Link 7/93\n\nApplicability: Pilot and Co-Pilot Seats, Model 1108, serial numbers 004 through 189; as installed in, but not limited to, de Havilland Model DHC-8 series aircraft.\n\n \n\nRequirement: Remove the lap belt attachment links and install the improved lap belt attachment link kit, P/N 1B9014-3R, in accordance with AMI Industries, Inc., Service Bulletin 25- 1108-03.\n\n \n\nNote: FAA AD 93-07-05 Amdt 39-8537 refers.\n\n \n\nCompliance: Prior to 31 August 1993.\n\n \n\nBackground: The FAA received a report of a lap belt link fitting failure due to fatigue.\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":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a discrete, targeted safety directive addressing a specific mechanical defect in a specific aircraft seat model. It has not expanded beyond its original purpose of mandating replacement of a known-fatigue-prone component."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short document (under 200 words)","Only 2 defined applicability criteria (seat model and serial range)","Single, unambiguous compliance action with explicit part number reference","No cross-references to other legislation beyond a single note about the corresponding FAA directive","No conditional logic, exceptions, or alternative compliance methods","Clear, fixed deadline rather than flight hours or cycles"],"plain_english_summary":"This CASA Airworthiness Directive mandates replacement of cracked-prone lap belt attachment links on AMI Industries Model 1108 pilot seats (S/N 004–189) installed in de Havilland DHC‑8 aircraft, using replacement kit 1B9014‑3R per the manufacturer’s service bulletin. Operators of affected Dash 8s had to complete the modification by 31 August 1993 to prevent pilot restraint failure and the resulting risk to crew safety and aircraft control."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument maintains a focused corrective scope: specified Model 1108 pilot/co‑pilot seats (serials 004–189) must have the lap belt link replaced with the P/N 1B9014-3R kit per the AMI service bulletin. It sets a compliance date and cites an FAA fatigue-failure report as the background; there is no indication in the text of any expansion or narrowing of that original corrective requirement."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow applicability: specific seat model (1108) and serial number range (004–189)","Single corrective action: removal and installation of a specific kit (P/N 1B9014-3R)","Normative external reference: compliance requires following AMI Industries Service Bulletin 25-1108-03","Cross-reference to FAA AD 93-07-05 creates inter-jurisdictional traceability","Fixed compliance deadline (31 August 1993) requiring scheduling and possible downtime","Verification burden on operators to confirm affected installations across airframes","Parts procurement requirement (specific P/N) and associated logistics","Execution requires authorised maintenance resources and labour"],"plain_english_summary":"This Airworthiness Directive requires owners/operators to remove specific pilot and co‑pilot lap belt attachment links (Model 1108, serial numbers 004–189, as installed in but not limited to de Havilland DHC‑8 aircraft) and install an improved attachment link kit (P/N 1B9014-3R) following AMI Industries Service Bulletin 25-1108-03. The work must be completed by 31 August 1993. The action responds to an FAA report of a lap belt link fatigue failure and imposes a maintenance obligation on the operator/aircraft owner."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-res-26-ami-industries-pilot-lap-belt-attachment-link","history":"/api/acts/ad-res-26-ami-industries-pilot-lap-belt-attachment-link/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-res-26-ami-industries-pilot-lap-belt-attachment-link/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-res-26-ami-industries-pilot-lap-belt-attachment-link/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-res-26-ami-industries-pilot-lap-belt-attachment-link/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-res-26-ami-industries-pilot-lap-belt-attachment-link/documents"}}