{"id":"F2007L04745","name":"AD/SWSA226/8 - Front (Pilot) Seat Restraint Installation - Modification - CANCELLED","slug":"ad-swsa226-8-front-pilot-seat-restraint-installation-modification-cancelled","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":71249,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007L04745-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Fairchild (Swearingen) SA226 and SA227 S","sectionType":"division","heading":"Fairchild (Swearingen) SA226 and SA227 Series Aeroplanes","content":"### Fairchild (Swearingen) SA226 and SA227 Series Aeroplanes\n\n| AD/SWSA226/8 | Front (Pilot) Seat RestraintInstallation - Modification | 1/2008 |\n| ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------- | ------ |\n\n| Requirement: | CANCELLED.                                                                                                                                                                   |\n| ------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n|              | This AD is cancelled on 17 January 2008.                                                                                                                                     |\n| Background:  | This AD was issued in 1972 to require the installation of upper torso restraint on aircraft certified prior to 1967. This AD has been replaced by AD/GENERAL/74 Amendment 1. |\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nDavid Villiers  \nDelegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority\n\n26 November 2007","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"AD/SWSA226/8","sectionType":"part","heading":"AD/SWSA226/8","content":"## AD/SWSA226/8","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Front (Pilot) Seat RestraintInstallation","sectionType":"part","heading":"Front (Pilot) Seat RestraintInstallation - Modification","content":"## Front (Pilot) Seat Restraint  \nInstallation - Modification","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"1/2008","sectionType":"part","heading":"1/2008","content":"## 1/2008","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1173},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs a straightforward administrative cancellation of a previous directive. It does not expand, restrict, or alter the substantive regulatory scope; it simply removes a redundant specific rule that has been superseded by a general provision."},"complexity_factors":["Single administrative action with no operative provisions","No defined terms or interpretive sections","No conditional logic or exceptions"],"plain_english_summary":"This document officially cancels an old aviation safety rule that required shoulder harnesses (upper torso restraints) to be installed on the pilot seats of specific Fairchild Swearingen aircraft models (SA226 and SA227 series).\n\n**Who it affects**\nOwners and operators of these specific Fairchild Swearingen aircraft.\n\n**What it does**\nRemoves the specific legal requirement that was issued in 1972, effective from 17 January 2008.\n\n**Why it matters**\nThe old rule has been replaced by a broader safety directive (AD/GENERAL/74) that applies to all aircraft certified before 1967, rather than regulating each aircraft model separately. This change streamlines the rules by moving from specific aircraft-by-aircraft requirements to a general standard."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-swsa226-8-front-pilot-seat-restraint-installation-modification-cancelled","history":"/api/acts/ad-swsa226-8-front-pilot-seat-restraint-installation-modification-cancelled/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-swsa226-8-front-pilot-seat-restraint-installation-modification-cancelled/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-swsa226-8-front-pilot-seat-restraint-installation-modification-cancelled/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-swsa226-8-front-pilot-seat-restraint-installation-modification-cancelled/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-swsa226-8-front-pilot-seat-restraint-installation-modification-cancelled/documents"}}