{"id":"F2006B07147","name":"AD/SUPP/2 Amdt 1 - Breeze Hoists - Deactivation","slug":"ad-supp-2-amdt-1-breeze-hoists-deactivation","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":48995,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B07147-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/SUPP/2 Amdt 1 - Breeze Hoists - Deactivation","content":"COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 \\- 107 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY\n\nSCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES\n\n![](image.001.png)  \nSupplementary Equipment\n\nAD/SUPP/2\n\nAmdt 1\n\n  \nBreeze Hoists \\- Deactivation 12/81\n\nApplicability: All Breeze Hoists not modified in accordance with AD/SUPP/3.\n\nNote: These hoists are used with supplementary equipment kits for Bell, Agusta Bell and Hughes helicopters, and may be used by other aircraft manufacturers.\n\nRequirement: Until further notice, deactivate the Breeze Hoist system by pulling and locking the hoist control circuit breaker(s) so that it cannot be inadvertently reset.\n\nCompliance: Before further flight after 29 April 1981.\n\nBackground: A number of inadvertent hoist cable cuts have occurred in both civil and military helicopters in Australia. AD/SUPP/3 has now been issued which will permit reactivation of the hoist system. AD/BELL 206/87 is also cancelled.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1668},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This amendment maintains the original directive's scope of grounding Breeze Hoist systems for safety reasons. While it updates related references (noting the availability of modification standard AD/SUPP/3 and cancelling AD/BELL 206/87), the core requirement — deactivation of unmodified hoists due to cable-cut risks — remains consistent with the original regulatory intent."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative requirement with clear procedural instruction (pull and lock circuit breaker)","No interpretation section or defined terms","Limited cross-referencing (only references exemption pathway AD/SUPP/3 and cancelled directive AD/BELL 206/87)","Clear applicability statement ('All Breeze Hoists not modified in accordance with AD/SUPP/3')","Short length with straightforward compliance deadline"],"plain_english_summary":"A mandatory Civil Aviation Safety Authority Airworthiness Directive requires operators of helicopters fitted with Breeze Hoist winch systems (commonly on Bell, Agusta Bell and Hughes types) to deactivate those hoists by removing and locking the hoist circuit breaker(s) before any flight after 29 April 1981. The action responds to incidents of in‑flight hoist cable cutting that risk crew, passengers and people below. Exempt if modified per AD/SUPP/3; this cancels AD/BELL 206/87."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-supp-2-amdt-1-breeze-hoists-deactivation","history":"/api/acts/ad-supp-2-amdt-1-breeze-hoists-deactivation/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-supp-2-amdt-1-breeze-hoists-deactivation/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-supp-2-amdt-1-breeze-hoists-deactivation/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-supp-2-amdt-1-breeze-hoists-deactivation/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-supp-2-amdt-1-breeze-hoists-deactivation/documents"}}