{"id":"F2006B07544","name":"AD/VAT/11 - Flexible Fuel Line Attachment Clips - Replacement","slug":"ad-vat-11-flexible-fuel-line-attachment-clips-replacement","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":50135,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B07544-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/VAT/11 - Flexible Fuel Line Attachment Clips - Replacement","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)  Victa and A.E.S.L. Airtourer Series Aeroplanes\n\n \n\nAD/VAT/11 Flexible Fuel Line Attachment Clips - Replacement 2/64\n\nApplicability: Victa Airtourer 100.\n\n \n\nRequirement: Replace all plastic clips supporting flexible fuel lines in the engine compartment with suitable metal clips.\n\n \n\nCompliance: Before 1 September 1971.\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\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a discrete, single-issue safety directive from 1971. It has not expanded beyond its original purpose of mandating clip replacement on one aircraft type."},"complexity_factors":["Single, unambiguous requirement with no defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislation or regulations","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Extremely short document (under 100 words of substantive content)","Clear applicability limited to one specific aircraft model"],"plain_english_summary":"This is an **Airworthiness Directive** — a mandatory safety order issued by Australia's aviation safety regulator (CASA) requiring owners of a specific aircraft type to fix a known safety problem.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Orders owners of **Victa Airtourer 100** aeroplanes to replace all **plastic clips** that hold flexible fuel lines in the engine compartment with **metal clips**.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Plastic clips can fail (break, melt, or degrade), causing fuel lines to detach. In an engine compartment, this creates serious fire and explosion risks. Metal clips are more durable and heat-resistant.\n\n**Who must comply:**\n- Anyone who owns or operates a Victa Airtourer 100 aircraft.\n\n**Deadline:**\n- The replacement had to be done **before 1 September 1971**.\n\n**In short:** This is a one-off safety fix from 1971 — swap out potentially dangerous plastic fuel line clips for metal ones before flying."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The directive's scope in the supplied text is narrow and prescriptive: it applies to Victa Airtourer 100 aircraft and mandates replacement of plastic fuel-line clips with metal ones by a specified date (Applicability; Requirement; Compliance). There is no indication in the text that the scope has been expanded or narrowed from an earlier or different intent."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow scope: applies to a single aircraft type (Victa Airtourer 100) (Applicability).","Single, clearly stated action: prescribed replacement of plastic clips with metal clips (Requirement).","Fixed compliance deadline: specific date given (Compliance).","Low regulatory discretion in text: directive mandates the action and deadline without stated alternatives (Requirement).","Absent technical detail: term “suitable metal clips” is not defined in the supplied text, creating potential implementation ambiguity (Requirement)."],"plain_english_summary":"This airworthiness directive requires owners/operators of Victa Airtourer 100 aeroplanes to remove all plastic clips supporting flexible fuel lines in the engine compartment and replace them with suitable metal clips by 1 September 1971. Issued by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority, the directive is prescriptive, gives no stated rationale, and leaves costs and technical interpretation (what is “suitable”) to the operators."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-vat-11-flexible-fuel-line-attachment-clips-replacement","history":"/api/acts/ad-vat-11-flexible-fuel-line-attachment-clips-replacement/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-vat-11-flexible-fuel-line-attachment-clips-replacement/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-vat-11-flexible-fuel-line-attachment-clips-replacement/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-vat-11-flexible-fuel-line-attachment-clips-replacement/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-vat-11-flexible-fuel-line-attachment-clips-replacement/documents"}}