{"id":"F2006B07222","name":"AD/SWSA226/8 - Front (Pilot) Seat Restraint Installation - Modification","slug":"ad-swsa226-8-front-pilot-seat-restraint-installation-modification","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":49020,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B07222-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/SWSA226/8 - Front (Pilot) Seat Restraint Installation - 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)  Fairchild (Swearingen) SA226 and SA227 Series Aeroplanes\n\n \n\nAD/SWSA226/8 Front (Pilot) Seat Restraint Installation - Modification\n\n\n12/72\n\n \n\nApplicability: All models.\n\n \n\nRequirement: Modify each front seat restraint installation by fitting a safety harness in accordance with a scheme approved by the Secretary.\n\n \n\nNote: Guidelines for installation schemes are outlined in Airworthiness Advisory Circular No. 62 dated March 1972.\n\n \n\nCompliance: Before 1 January 1974 unless already accomplished.\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":1939},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This directive remains strictly limited to its original purpose of mandating safety harness installation for specific Fairchild aircraft models. There is no indication of scope expansion to other aircraft types or restraint systems."},"complexity_factors":["Single, specific technical requirement","Limited applicability (only two aircraft series)","No defined terms section","No nested conditions or exceptions","Absolute compliance deadline with no discretionary elements"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This directive mandates a safety upgrade for specific aircraft, requiring owners to install proper safety harnesses in the front (pilot) seats.\n\n**Who it affects:** Owners and operators of Fairchild (Swearingen) SA226 and SA227 series aeroplanes (all models).\n\n**What must be done:**\n- Modify each front seat restraint installation to fit a safety harness\n- The installation must follow a scheme approved by the Secretary (the relevant government official responsible for aviation safety)\n- **Guideline:** Advisory Circular No. 62 (March 1972) provides installation guidance\n\n**When:** The work had to be completed before 1 January 1974, unless the aircraft was already fitted with the harness."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-swsa226-8-front-pilot-seat-restraint-installation-modification","history":"/api/acts/ad-swsa226-8-front-pilot-seat-restraint-installation-modification/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-swsa226-8-front-pilot-seat-restraint-installation-modification/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-swsa226-8-front-pilot-seat-restraint-installation-modification/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-swsa226-8-front-pilot-seat-restraint-installation-modification/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-swsa226-8-front-pilot-seat-restraint-installation-modification/documents"}}