{"id":"F2006B07070","name":"AD/SM-260/11 - Battery Container - Inspection and Modification","slug":"ad-sm-260-11-battery-container-inspection-and-modification","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":48822,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B07070-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/SM-260/11 - Battery Container - Inspection and 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)  SIAI Marchetti 260 Series Aeroplanes\n\n \n\nAD/SM-260/11 Battery Container - Inspection and Modification 2/79\n\nApplicability: All model F.260C with S/Nos. 23-01 to 23-22; 302; 303; 304 and 305. Document:  1. SIAI Marchetti SB No. 260B30; or\n\n2. RAI AD No. 28-224/F260-24.\n\n \n\nCompliance: Within 100 hours time in service after 28 February 1979.\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":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The text provides a single, specific requirement: inspect and modify the battery container on the listed F.260C aircraft per the referenced documents within the given 100‑hour deadline. There is no information in the provided text indicating the scope has been altered from an earlier version or original intent."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, specific applicability by aircraft model and serial numbers (keeps scope limited). (Applicability)","Short, clear compliance deadline measured in hours time in service (simple timing requirement). (Compliance)","Substantive technical detail is not included in the directive itself; compliance depends on consulting one of two external technical documents, which increases practical complexity. (Document)","Choice between two referenced documents may create minor ambiguity about which procedures to follow if the documents differ. (Document)","Requirement to track hours-in-service introduces record-keeping and scheduling duties for operators. (Compliance)","No enforcement, alternative compliance, or approval process is described in the text provided, so administrative follow-up must rely on broader regulatory practice outside this excerpt."],"plain_english_summary":"Owners/operators of specified SIAI Marchetti F.260C aeroplanes must inspect and modify the battery container using the procedures in either SIAI Marchetti Service Bulletin No. 260B30 or RAI AD No. 28-224/F260-24. Work must be done within 100 hours TIS after 28 Feb 1979. This directive compels maintenance action, downtime and associated costs; operators must obtain the referenced document to know the exact technical steps."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a discrete, targeted safety directive for a specific aircraft type and serial number range. It has not expanded beyond its original purpose of addressing a specific battery container issue in the F.260C model."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (single page directive)","Only 2 defined reference documents (Service Bulletin and Italian AD)","Simple conditional logic: applies only to specific serial numbers","Single compliance requirement with clear deadline","No nested exceptions or cross-references to other legislation","Straightforward applicability section with enumerated serial numbers"],"plain_english_summary":"This is an **Airworthiness Directive (AD)** issued by Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) for specific SIAI Marchetti 260 series aeroplanes.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Requires owners/operators of certain F.260C model aircraft to inspect and modify the battery container.\n- The work must follow either SIAI Marchetti Service Bulletin No. 260B30 or Italian aviation authority directive RAI AD No. 28-224/F260-24.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Owners and operators of F.260C aircraft with serial numbers 23-01 through 23-22, plus serial numbers 302, 303, 304, and 305.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Airworthiness Directives are legally binding safety orders. They typically issue when a manufacturer or regulator discovers a defect, damage, or unsafe condition that could affect flight safety.\n- Non-compliance means the aircraft cannot legally fly.\n- The deadline is strict: the work must be done within 100 hours of flight time after 28 February 1979.\n\n**Key point:** This is a mandatory safety fix, not a suggestion. It ensures the battery container—a critical component that holds the aircraft's battery—meets current safety standards."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-sm-260-11-battery-container-inspection-and-modification","history":"/api/acts/ad-sm-260-11-battery-container-inspection-and-modification/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-sm-260-11-battery-container-inspection-and-modification/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-sm-260-11-battery-container-inspection-and-modification/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-sm-260-11-battery-container-inspection-and-modification/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-sm-260-11-battery-container-inspection-and-modification/documents"}}