{"id":"F2013L00610","name":"AEB 13/1815 - Approval - means of compliance with Airworthiness Directive for Bombardier aircraft","slug":"aeb-13-1815-approval-means-of-compliance-with-airworthiness-directive-for-bombardier-aircraft","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":172814,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2013L00610-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-04","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AEB 13/1815 - Approval - means of compliance with Airworthiness Directive for Bombardier aircraft","content":"Instrument number AEB 13/1815\n\nI, MICHAEL JAMES HIGGINS, Manager Continuing Airworthiness Section, Airworthiness and Engineering Standards Branch, Standards Division, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under paragraph 39.004(3)(a) of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998.\n\n\\[Signed M. Higgins\\]\n\nMike Higgins  \nManager Continuing Airworthiness Section  \nAirworthiness and Engineering Standards Branch  \nStandards Division\n\n29 March 2013\n\nApproval — means of compliance with Airworthiness Directive for Bombardier aircraft\n\n1 Duration\n\nThis instrument:\n\n(a) commences on the day of registration; and\n\n(b) ceases to have effect if Canadian Airworthiness Directive CF 2011-03R2 (the AD) is amended or cancelled.\n\n2 Application\n\nThis instrument applies to any Bombardier Inc. aeroplane registered in Australia and engaged in commercial passenger\\-carrying operations within Australian territory (the aircraft).\n\n3 Approved means of compliance\n\nI approve for the aircraft, as a means of compliance with the AD other than that set out in the AD, the retention of any original chemical oxygen generator installed in any lavatory.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a standard single-purpose delegated legislative instrument. It does exactly what its title suggests: approves one specific alternative means of compliance for one specific airworthiness directive on one specific aircraft type. No scope creep detected."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (only 3 operative sections)","Only 1 defined term used ('the aircraft')","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling regulation (CASR 39.004(3)(a))","Simple conditional logic (ceases if AD amended/cancelled)","Single approval action with no exceptions or nested conditions"],"plain_english_summary":"This CASA approval lets Australian carriers operating certain Bombardier aircraft follow an alternative compliance method to a Canadian Airworthiness Directive so they may keep the original chemical oxygen generators in lavatories, subject to the document’s conditions. It applies only to Australian-registered aircraft on commercial passenger flights within Australia.\n\nIt matters because it offers a simpler, potentially cheaper way to meet the safety requirement and will lapse automatically if the Canadian AD (CF 2011-03R2) is changed or cancelled."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument does not alter the underlying Canadian AD; it approves a specific alternative means of compliance for the limited class of Australian‑registered Bombardier passenger aircraft identified (s.2–3). It therefore narrows implementation detail without expanding the AD’s substantive scope and will lapse if the referenced AD is amended or cancelled (s.1(b))."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow operational scope: applies only to Bombardier aeroplanes registered in Australia engaged in commercial passenger‑carrying operations (s.2).","Single substantive approval: authorises a specific means of compliance — retaining original lavatory chemical oxygen generators — rather than multiple technical options (s.3).","Temporal linkage to foreign regulation: instrument ceases if Canadian AD CF 2011-03R2 is amended or cancelled, creating dependency on external rule‑making (s.1(b)).","Simple commencement rule: instrument commences on day of registration, reducing transitional complexity (s.1(a)).","Delegated decision maker: made by a CASA delegate under paragraph 39.004(3)(a) rather than primary legislation, concentrating administrative discretion in a single instrument (instrument header)."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument, signed by a CASA delegate, approves an alternative way to comply with Canadian Airworthiness Directive CF 2011-03R2 for Australian‑registered Bombardier aeroplanes used in commercial passenger operations: operators may retain original chemical oxygen generators installed in lavatories instead of following the AD’s specified measure (see s.2–3). The approval starts on registration and automatically ends if the Canadian AD is amended or cancelled (see s.1)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/aeb-13-1815-approval-means-of-compliance-with-airworthiness-directive-for-bombardier-aircraft","history":"/api/acts/aeb-13-1815-approval-means-of-compliance-with-airworthiness-directive-for-bombardier-aircraft/history","analysis":"/api/acts/aeb-13-1815-approval-means-of-compliance-with-airworthiness-directive-for-bombardier-aircraft/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/aeb-13-1815-approval-means-of-compliance-with-airworthiness-directive-for-bombardier-aircraft/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/aeb-13-1815-approval-means-of-compliance-with-airworthiness-directive-for-bombardier-aircraft/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/aeb-13-1815-approval-means-of-compliance-with-airworthiness-directive-for-bombardier-aircraft/documents"}}