{"id":"F2006B07707","name":"Airworthiness Directives 2004 - Revocation and Remaking - Airbus Industrie A330 Series Aeroplanes","slug":"airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-airbus-industrie-a330-series-aeroplanes","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":50425,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B07707-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 - Airbus Industrie A330 Series Aeroplanes","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\nAirbus Industrie A330 Series Aeroplanes\n\nAD Name AD Number\n\nPitot Probes AD/A330/1\n\nDigital Distance and Radio Magnetic Indicators AD/A330/2 Amdt 1\n\nEscape Slide Girt Bar Slider Mechanism AD/A330/3 Amdt 2\n\nTHSA - Operational Life Limit AD/A330/4\n\nElevator Servo Control - Operational Life Limit AD/A330/5\n\nEmergency Door 3 Type I - Escape Slide Parachute Pin AD/A330/6\n\nTHSA Transfer Tube AD/A330/7 Amdt 2\n\nAileron Servo Control - Life Limits AD/A330/8\n\nNose Landing Gear AD/A330/9 Amdt 2\n\nSpoiler Servo Control Unit - Inspection AD/A330/10\n\nPitot Probes AD/A330/11\n\nRam Air Turbine Rotary Solenoids AD/A330/12 Amdt 1\n\nLife Limits/Monitored Parts AD/A330/13 Amdt 2\n\nWindshield Central Retainer AD/A330/14 Amdt 1\n\nFlap Rotary Actuators AD/A330/15 Amdt 1\n\nRudder Servo-Controls AD/A330/16\n\nType A Passenger/Crew Door Slide Rafts and Type 1 Emergency Door Slides AD/A330/17 Amdt 2\n\nForward Fuselage Frame 12A Stiffener AD/A330/18\n\nThrust Reverser - Directional Pilot Valve Pressure Test/Replacement AD/A330/19\n\nLeading Edge Slat Rotary Actuator Type A - Inspection AD/A330/20\n\nLow Pressure Fuel Shut-Off Valve AD/A330/21 Amdt 1\n\nFlight Manual Amendment - Fuel Leak Procedure AD/A330/22\n\nElevator Servo Control Transducer Attachment lug Inspection and FCOM AD/A330/23 Amdt 1\n\nThis AD not issued AD/A330/24\n\nAuxiliary Power Unit Control Box AD/A330/25\n\nSpoiler Servo-Controls Life Limitations AD/A330/26\n\nNose Wheel Steering Limits AD/A330/27 Amdt 1\n\nFlight Control Primary Computer AD/A330/28\n\n'SAMM' Elevator Servo-control AD/A330/29\n\n  \nArgo-Tech/Intertechnique Vent Float Valves AD/A330/30 Amdt 1\n\nAirworthiness Limitations Items - Time Limits/Maintenance Checks AD/A330/31\n\nMain Landing Gear Retraction Actuator Piston Rod AD/A330/32 Amdt 1\n\nAir Conditioning Pack Ram Air Outlet Ducts AD/A330/33\n\nMLG Retraction Actuator Lower Pin AD/A330/34\n\nAileron Servo Control Fittings Attachment AD/A330/35\n\nMain Landing Gear Wheel Axles AD/A330/36\n\nElevator Servocontrols AD/A330/37 Amdt 1\n\nLiquid Crystal Display Units AD/A330/38\n\nElevator Structure AD/A330/39 Amdt 1\n\nJettison Valve Mounting AD/A330/40\n\nPassenger Gaseous Oxygen Containers diaphragm AD/A330/41\n\nIntegrated Standby Instrument System AD/A330/42\n\nCockpit Instrument Panel AD/A330/43\n\nCargo Restraint Strap Assemblies AD/A330/44","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Scope not changed. The instrument revokes the listed ADs and re‑makes each in the same form as the latest published edition, so it refreshes legal form without altering substantive obligations (source: opening paragraph and Note)."},"complexity_factors":["Procedural action only: revocation and re‑making of ADs without substantive amendment (Note: \"in exactly the same form\"), which reduces legal complexity but requires administrative work (source: Note).","Large number of items listed in Schedule 1 creates administrative and tracking burdens for operators and regulators (source: Schedule 1).","Legal authority is a single delegated power (subregulation 39.001(1)), so decision‑making discretion is concentrated (source: opening paragraph).","Compliance obligations for affected parties remain unchanged but must be referenced against newly issued separate instruments, creating record‑keeping and compliance-verification tasks (source: Schedule 1 and Note).","No technical changes to maintenance standards are introduced here, so substantive technical complexity remains in the underlying ADs, not this instrument (source: Note)."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument, made by a CASA delegate under subregulation 39.001(1), revokes a list of Airworthiness Directives for Airbus A330 series aeroplanes and re‑issues each Directive as a separate instrument in the same form as the latest published edition. It affects Airbus A330 owners, operators and maintenance organisations, who must continue to meet the same maintenance and compliance obligations; the CASA delegate decides the legal re‑issuance and operators bear any ongoing compliance costs."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument maintains the exact same scope as the original Airworthiness Directives. The note explicitly states each directive is being 're-made in exactly the same form as appears in the latest published edition.' This is a procedural renewal to preserve legal validity, not an expansion of regulatory scope."},"complexity_factors":["Single, clear purpose: revocation and remaking of existing instruments","No conditional logic or nested exceptions in the instrument itself","Straightforward tabular schedule listing 44 items with simple identifiers (AD Name and AD Number)","No defined terms section — relies on external understanding of 'Airworthiness Directive' and aircraft terminology","Cross-references only to the enabling regulation (Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998, subregulation 39.001(1)) and the attached schedules","Note clarifies that content is unchanged from previous versions, reducing interpretive burden","Actual technical complexity resides in the 44 attached ADs (not provided in this document), which would contain detailed engineering specifications"],"plain_english_summary":"CASA revokes and reissues 44 existing Airworthiness Directives for Airbus A330s as a housekeeping measure, replacing expiring legal instruments with identical new ones so the safety requirements remain continuous and enforceable. This affects airlines, maintenance organisations, owners and lessors operating A330s in Australia and preserves existing, legally binding safety obligations (pitot probes, landing gear, controls, emergency equipment, engines, structure, avionics) without changing their substance."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-airbus-industrie-a330-series-aeroplanes","history":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-airbus-industrie-a330-series-aeroplanes/history","analysis":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-airbus-industrie-a330-series-aeroplanes/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-airbus-industrie-a330-series-aeroplanes/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-airbus-industrie-a330-series-aeroplanes/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-airbus-industrie-a330-series-aeroplanes/documents"}}