{"id":"F2014L01259","name":"AESB 14/13794 - Approval of a General Alternative Means of Compliance (AMOC) against paragraph i(2) of Federal Aviation Administration Airworthiness Directive (FAA AD) 2014-05-29","slug":"aesb-14-13794-approval-of-a-general-alternative-means-of-compliance-amoc-against-paragraph-i-2-of-fe","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":92276,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2014L01259-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AESB 14/13794 - Approval of a General Alternative Means of Compliance (AMOC) against paragraph i(2) of Federal Aviation Administration Airworthiness Directive (FAA AD) 2014-05-29","content":"I, Mike higgins, Manager Continuing Airworthiness a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under paragraph 39.004(3)(a) of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998.\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nMike Higgins\n\nManager Continuing Airworthiness\n\nAirworthiness and Engineering Standards Branch\n\n18 September 2014\n\nApproval of a General Alternative Means of Compliance (AMOC) against paragraph i(2) of Federal Aviation Administration Airworthiness Directive (FAA AD) 2014-05-29.\n\n1 Duration\n\nThis instrument:\n\n(a) commences on 23 September 2014; and\n\n(b) ceases to have effect as if it had been repealed by another instrument, if either of the following instruments is amended or cancelled:\n\n(i) FAA AD 2014\\-05-29, Amendment 39-17801 (the AD); or\n\n(ii) SAP Service Bulletin (SB) B14-01 Revision B, dated May 15, 2014.\n\n2 Application\n\nThis instrument applies to a registered operator who operates an aircraft with Continental Motors, Inc. (CMI) reciprocating engine(s) with replacement Superior Air Parts, Inc. (SAP) investment cast cylinder assemblies as identified in paragraph (c)(1), (c)(2) and (c)(3) of the AD.\n\n  \n\n3 AMOC\n\n(1)I approve, as a means of compliance with the AD, other than that set out in the AD, for applicable cylinders that have not reached the hourly time in service but have reached the calendar time in service per CMI Service Information Letter SIL98-9 Revision C, dated July 17, 2013:\n\ncompliance with SAP Service Bulletin(SB) B14-01 Revision B, dated May 15, 2014 as an alternate to FAA AD 2014-05-29, paragraph i(2).\n\n(2) All other requirements of the AD that are not specifically referenced above remain fully applicable and must be complied with accordingly.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a narrow, technical instrument with a single, specific purpose: approving one alternative compliance method for one paragraph of one US airworthiness directive affecting specific engine components. The scope matches exactly what the enabling regulation (CASR 39.004) permits — delegating alternative compliance approvals. There is no scope creep or expansion beyond the original regulatory intent."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (approximately 250 words)","Only 3 main sections (Duration, Application, AMOC)","Minimal defined terms — relies on external documents (FAA AD, Service Bulletin) for technical definitions","Simple conditional logic: approval applies only to specific engine/cylinder combinations identified in the AD","Single cross-reference to Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 (paragraph 39.004(3)(a)) — the enabling power","Straightforward sunset clause tied to amendment/cancellation of two named external instruments"],"plain_english_summary":"This CASA approval grants an Alternative Means of Compliance to FAA AD 2014-05-29 for aircraft with Continental Motors engines using specific Superior Air Parts replacement cylinders, allowing operators to use Superior Air Parts Service Bulletin B14-01 Revision B instead of the AD’s calendar‑time inspection/replacement requirement for cylinders under their flight‑hour limit.  \n\nIt gives affected operators more operational and cost flexibility while retaining safety; the approval lapses if the FAA AD or the Superior service bulletin is changed or cancelled."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument does not expand the class of affected aircraft or operators; it approves a specific alternative compliance method for the same set of engines/cylinders identified in the FAA AD. Applicability remains limited to registered operators with the listed CMI engines and SAP cylinders (s.2), and the AMOC applies only under the timing condition in s.3(1). The instrument can cease if the referenced AD or SB is amended or cancelled (s.1(b))."},"complexity_factors":["Cross-references and dependence on multiple external documents: FAA AD 2014-05-29, SAP SB B14-01 Rev B, and CMI SIL98-9 Rev C (s.1(b), s.3(1)).","Cessation rule tied to amendment or cancellation of either the FAA AD or the SAP SB, creating contingent duration (s.1(b)).","Narrow, technical applicability limited to registered operators of aircraft with specified CMI engines and SAP cylinder assemblies — requires identification by reference rather than full text (s.2).","Substantive condition restricting the AMOC to cylinders that have reached calendar but not hourly time-in-service per the cited CMI SIL (s.3(1)).","Residual obligation: all other AD requirements remain fully applicable, so operators must track both the AD and the AMOC conditions (s.3(2)).","Instrument issued by a CASA delegate under paragraph 39.004(3)(a) — administrative delegation noted in the instrument header (preamble)."],"plain_english_summary":"Approves an alternative way to comply with paragraph i(2) of FAA AD 2014-05-29 for registered operators of aircraft fitted with specified Continental Motors engines using replacement Superior Air Parts investment-cast cylinder assemblies. Operators may follow SAP Service Bulletin B14-01 Revision B (under the timing condition in CMI Service Information Letter SIL98-9 Revision C) instead of the AD method for cylinders that have reached calendar but not hourly time-in-service. All other AD requirements remain mandatory; the instrument starts 23 September 2014 and lapses if the AD or the SB is amended or cancelled."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/aesb-14-13794-approval-of-a-general-alternative-means-of-compliance-amoc-against-paragraph-i-2-of-fe","history":"/api/acts/aesb-14-13794-approval-of-a-general-alternative-means-of-compliance-amoc-against-paragraph-i-2-of-fe/history","analysis":"/api/acts/aesb-14-13794-approval-of-a-general-alternative-means-of-compliance-amoc-against-paragraph-i-2-of-fe/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/aesb-14-13794-approval-of-a-general-alternative-means-of-compliance-amoc-against-paragraph-i-2-of-fe/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/aesb-14-13794-approval-of-a-general-alternative-means-of-compliance-amoc-against-paragraph-i-2-of-fe/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/aesb-14-13794-approval-of-a-general-alternative-means-of-compliance-amoc-against-paragraph-i-2-of-fe/documents"}}