{"id":"F2006B07703","name":"Airworthiness Directives 2004 - Revocation and Remaking - Agusta A109 Series Helicopters","slug":"airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-agusta-a109-series-helicopters","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":50411,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B07703-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Airworthiness Directives 2004 - Revocation and Remaking - Agusta A109 Series Helicopters","content":"Airworthiness Directives 2004\n\nI, DAVID ALAN VILLIERS, delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety\n\nAuthority, acting under subregulation 39.001 (1) of the Civil\n\nAviation Safety Regulations 1998:\n\n(a) revoke the Airworthiness Directives mentioned in\n\nSchedule 1; and\n\n(b) make, as separate instruments, each Airworthiness\n\nDirective mentioned in Schedule 1 and attached.\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nDavid Villiers\n\nDelegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority\n\n20 December 2004\n\nNote: Each attached Airworthiness Directive is being re-made in exactly the\n\nsame form as appears in the latest published edition of the Directive.\n\n  \nSchedule 1 Revocation and Remaking of\n\nAirworthiness Directives\n\nAgusta A109 Series Helicopters\n\nAD Name AD Number\n\nMain Rotor Blade AD/A109/1 Amdt 3\n\nTail Rotor Blade Root Fitting AD/A109/2 Amdt 3\n\nPassenger and Pilots Door Emergency Release Mechanism AD/A109/3 Amdt 1\n\nRetirement Lives - Fatigue Critical Components - CANCELLED AD/A109/4 Amdt 3\n\nMLG Actuator Bracket Assembly Attachment Bolts - CANCELLED AD/A109/5 Amdt 1\n\nSwashplate Bearing AD/A109/6\n\nSuperflexit Fuel Tanks AD/A109/7\n\nTail Rotor Blades AD/A109/8 Amdt 1\n\nEngine Mount Installation AD/A109/9\n\nNose Landing Gear Actuator AD/A109/10\n\nEmergency Float Assembly P/N 109-0715-01 AD/A109/11\n\nMain Landing Gear Stiffening Struts AD/A109/12\n\nElectrical Connectors P/N MS3456W14S-5S AD/A109/13\n\nMain Landing Gear Wheels AD/A109/14\n\nModification of Overhead Console Relay Boards AD/A109/15\n\nMain Rotor Blades AD/A109/16 Amdt 3\n\nMain Gearbox Gleason Crown Bolts AD/A109/17 Amdt 1\n\nUpper Transmission Mount Fitting AD/A109/18 Amdt 3\n\nTail Rotor Hub AD/A109/19 Amdt 2\n\nMain Rotor Hydraulic Actuators AD/A109/20\n\nAircruiser Emergency Floats AD/A109/21\n\nSliding Doors Emergency Exit Panel AD/A109/22\n\nTail Boom and Vertical Fin Modification AD/A109/23\n\nMain Rotor Blade - Trailing Edge AD/A109/24\n\nMain Rotor Pitch Change Link Spherical Bearing AD/A109/25 Amdt 1\n\nHydraulic System Return Line AD/A109/26\n\nTail Rotor Blades P/N 109-8132-01-107 AD/A109/27\n\nTail Rotor Blade Grip Assemblies AD/A109/28\n\nMain Rotor Blades Tip Cap AD/A109/29 Amdt 2\n\n  \nGleason Crown Inspection AD/A109/30\n\nMain Rotor Blade NDI AD/A109/31\n\nRescue Hoist AD/A109/32\n\nMain Rotor Blade Tip Cap - 2 AD/A109/33\n\nWindshield Wipers AD/A109/34\n\nHydraulic Hoses AD/A109/35\n\nDamper Assembly of Main Rotor Hub AD/A109/36\n\nTail Rotor Blades P/N 109-8132-01-111 AD/A109/37\n\nTail Rotor Blades AD/A109/38\n\nHydraulic Pump AD/A109/39\n\nEngine Exhaust Ejectors AD/A109/40\n\nMain rotor rotating scissor assy AD/A109/41\n\nPassenger Compartment Sliding Door AD/A109/42\n\nPassenger Compartment Sliding Doors Installation AD/A109/43\n\nMain Transmission Support Fittings AD/A109/44\n\nTail Rotor Hub and Blades Assembly AD/A109/45\n\nMain Rotor Head Damper Rod-End - CANCELLED AD/A109/46\n\nMain Rotor Head Damper AD/A109/47\n\nRescue Hoist Assembly AD/A109/48\n\nBattery Bus Circuit Breaker AD/A109/49\n\nRadio Master Switch Electrical System AD/A109/50\n\nTransmission Support Fittings Attach Bolts AD/A109/51\n\nCargo Hook Installation AD/A109/52","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. 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It is an administrative revocation and re‑making: each AD is republished as a separate instrument in the same form as its latest published edition, while a few entries are cancelled as noted."},"complexity_factors":["Large number of individual ADs (many separate instruments to revoke and reissue), increasing administrative tracking burden.","Mixture of active ADs and entries marked CANCELLED requires careful reading to know which obligations remain.","Each AD is remade “in exactly the same form as the latest published edition” — necessitates cross-checking current published editions for substance.","Authority invoked is a specific subregulation (subregulation 39.001(1)) — a procedural power rather than a substantive rulemaking power, which may limit scope but requires procedural compliance.","Existing amendment histories (Amdt numbers) mean records and compliance references may need updating across organisations and manuals."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument revokes a list of Airworthiness Directives (ADs) for Agusta A109 series helicopters and remakes each listed AD as a separate legal instrument in the same form as its latest published edition. It affects owners, operators and maintenance organisations for Agusta A109 helicopters by preserving existing mandatory safety requirements while changing how those requirements are issued and recorded; a small number of entries are shown as cancelled rather than remade."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a procedural housekeeping instrument. The scope remains exactly as intended: administrative revocation and remaking of existing airworthiness directives to maintain their legal validity. No expansion of scope has occurred."},"complexity_factors":["Simple, single-purpose instrument with clear structure (revocation + remaking)","No defined terms section — relies on external aviation terminology","No conditional logic or nested exceptions in the instrument itself","Heavy reliance on attached schedules (52 separate directives not reproduced in full)","Cross-reference to Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 (subregulation 39.001(1)) for authority","Note clarifies that attached directives are re-made 'in exactly the same form' — no substantive changes to analyse"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument revokes and re-makes the existing airworthiness directives for Agusta A109 helicopters, preserving 52 safety rules in force in their current form so they remain legally valid and enforceable. It affects owners, operators, maintenance organisations and pilots by ensuring required inspections, repairs or modifications stay legally mandated.\n\nThree specific ADs (AD/A109/4, AD/A109/5 and AD/A109/46) are being formally cancelled and not re-made; no new safety requirements are introduced."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-agusta-a109-series-helicopters","history":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-agusta-a109-series-helicopters/history","analysis":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-agusta-a109-series-helicopters/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-agusta-a109-series-helicopters/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-agusta-a109-series-helicopters/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-agusta-a109-series-helicopters/documents"}}