{"id":"F2005L00609","name":"AD/S-62/2 Amdt 3 - Retirement Life - Critical Components","slug":"ad-s-62-2-amdt-3-retirement-life-critical-components","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":112871,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005L00609-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Sikorsky S-62 Series Helicopters","sectionType":"division","heading":"Sikorsky S-62 Series Helicopters","content":"### Sikorsky S-62 Series Helicopters\n\n| AD/S-62/2 Amdt 3 | Retirement Life - Critical Components | 4/2005 |\n| ---------------- | ------------------------------------- | ------ |\n\n| Applicability: | Model S-62A helicopters.                                                                                                                                         |\n| -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| Requirement:   | Retire components listed in the Retirement Schedule Table, Sikorsky S-62A Maintenance Manual page 5-3 dated 31 March 1992, and page 5-4 dated 27 September 1983. |\n| Compliance:    | At the times specified in the Retirement Schedule Table.                                                                                                         |\n|                | This Amendment becomes effective on 14 April 2005.                                                                                                               |\n| Background:    | This Directive requires on-going compliance with the Retirement Schedule Table listed in the aircraft maintenance manual.                                        |\n\n![](image.001.png)  \nDavid Villiers  \nDelegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority\n\n4 March 2005","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"AD/S-62/2 Amdt 3","sectionType":"part","heading":"AD/S-62/2 Amdt 3","content":"## AD/S-62/2 Amdt 3","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Retirement Life - Critical Components","sectionType":"part","heading":"Retirement Life - Critical Components","content":"## Retirement Life - Critical Components","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4/2005","sectionType":"part","heading":"4/2005","content":"## 4/2005","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a standard, narrow airworthiness directive focused on a specific maintenance requirement for a single helicopter model. It has not expanded beyond its original purpose of ensuring safe component retirement."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (approximately 150 words of substantive content)","Only 1 defined applicability (Model S-62A helicopters)","Single, straightforward requirement referencing external documents (maintenance manual pages)","No nested conditions, exceptions, or cross-references to other legislation","No interpretive provisions or definitions section","Compliance timing is determined by reference to external table rather than complex legislative formula"],"plain_english_summary":"This AD mandates permanent retirement of life‑limited components on Sikorsky S‑62A helicopters, requiring removal when each part reaches its prescribed hours/cycles/calendar limit. It affects S‑62A owners, operators, and maintenance organisations responsible for ensuring compliance before flight.\n\nThe rule enforces the retirement schedules listed in the Sikorsky maintenance manual to prevent fatigue‑related failures, updating prior directives (Amendment 3) to reflect revised safety limits."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The amendment restates and enforces ongoing compliance with the Retirement Schedule Table for S-62A helicopters as set out in the maintenance manual pages cited. The text does not expand applicability beyond Model S-62A or add new categories of components; it imposes the existing retirement-timing obligations and associated operator responsibilities."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow applicability: applies only to Model S-62A helicopters — reduces scope complexity.","Dependence on an external document: mandatory actions reference the Retirement Schedule Table in the Sikorsky S-62A Maintenance Manual (pp.5-3, 5-4), requiring operators to consult and interpret that table.","Timing-based obligations: retirements occur “at the times specified,” creating scheduling and recordkeeping burdens for operators.","Operational cost impact: operators bear replacement and downtime costs for retired components.","Regulatory enforcement: directive is issued and effective as of a specific date (14 April 2005) and is signed by a CASA delegate, creating regulatory compliance obligations.","Ongoing compliance requirement: the directive mandates continued adherence to the retirement schedule rather than a one-off action."],"plain_english_summary":"Mechanically, this Airworthiness Directive requires operators of Sikorsky S-62A helicopters to remove and retire the specific “critical components” listed in the Retirement Schedule Table of the Sikorsky S-62A Maintenance Manual (pp. 5‑3 and 5‑4) at the times specified (Requirement; Compliance). The stated purpose is ongoing compliance with that schedule; responsibility for replacement costs, scheduling and recordkeeping falls to owners/operators, and CASA (Delegate) enforces the directive. Effective 14 April 2005."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-s-62-2-amdt-3-retirement-life-critical-components","history":"/api/acts/ad-s-62-2-amdt-3-retirement-life-critical-components/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-s-62-2-amdt-3-retirement-life-critical-components/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-s-62-2-amdt-3-retirement-life-critical-components/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-s-62-2-amdt-3-retirement-life-critical-components/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-s-62-2-amdt-3-retirement-life-critical-components/documents"}}