{"id":"F2006B07709","name":"Airworthiness Directives 2004 - Revocation and Remaking - Aircraft - General","slug":"airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-aircraft-general","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":50431,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B07709-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 - Aircraft - General","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\nAircraft - General\n\nAD Name AD Number\n\nElectrical Switch - CANCELLED AD/GENERAL/1\n\nFuel System - CANCELLED AD/GENERAL/2\n\nFlight Manual Stowage Requirements - CANCELLED AD/GENERAL/3 Amdt 1\n\nAircraft Exits AD/GENERAL/4 Amdt 3\n\nRadio Installation - CANCELLED AD/GENERAL/5\n\nAircraft Alternate Static Systems - CANCELLED AD/GENERAL/6 Amdt 1\n\nAirspeed Indicators and Altimeters - Modification - CANCELLED AD/GENERAL/7 Amdt 5\n\nGNM Agricultural Harness - CANCELLED AD/GENERAL/8\n\n3-LU. 88B Marker Receivers - CANCELLED AD/GENERAL/9\n\nAviorex Harness - CANCELLED AD/GENERAL/10\n\nBriggs and Stratton AAF Type B5 Ignition Switch - CANCELLED AD/GENERAL/11\n\nGNM Agricultural Harness - CANCELLED AD/GENERAL/12\n\nYellow Line Altimeter - CANCELLED AD/GENERAL/13 Amdt 1\n\nAerolex (Harley) Safety Belt Attachment - CANCELLED AD/GENERAL/14\n\nSeat and Occupant Restraint Strength Standards - CANCELLED AD/GENERAL/15\n\nHand Portable Fire Extinguishers - Installation - CANCELLED AD/GENERAL/16 Amdt 3\n\nLanding Gear Audible Warning Device - CANCELLED AD/GENERAL/17 Amdt 4\n\nAutomatic Pilot Limitation Placard - Installation AD/GENERAL/18 Amdt 1\n\nFuel System - CANCELLED AD/GENERAL/19\n\nFuel Valve Controls - Modification - CANCELLED AD/GENERAL/20\n\nWaste Water Outlet - CANCELLED AD/GENERAL/21\n\nEngine Oil Tank - Modification AD/GENERAL/22\n\nAircraft Break-In Points - CANCELLED AD/GENERAL/23\n\nStretcher Installation - CANCELLED AD/GENERAL/24\n\nEngine Exhaust Operated Cabin Heater - CANCELLED AD/GENERAL/25\n\nDuplicate Inspection of Flying Controls - CANCELLED AD/GENERAL/26\n\nWarning or Indicator Light Lamps - CANCELLED AD/GENERAL/27\n\nSafety Belt and Harness Installations - CANCELLED AD/GENERAL/28\n\nWooden Aircraft - Airframe Structural Inspection AD/GENERAL/29\n\n  \nAgricultural roplanes - Safety Harness Installation - CANCELLED AD/GENERAL/30 Amdt 1\n\nFuel Tank Filler Caps - CANCELLED AD/GENERAL/31 Amdt 1\n\nExternal Spray Tanks - CANCELLED AD/GENERAL/32 Amdt 1\n\nCargo and Baggage Compartment Lighting - Inspection AD/GENERAL/33 Amdt 1\n\nSafety Harnesses - CANCELLED AD/GENERAL/34\n\nRestraint and Stowage of Cargo and Equipment - CANCELLED AD/GENERAL/35 Amdt 2\n\nSeat Belts and Safety Harnesses - CANCELLED AD/GENERAL/36\n\nEmergency Exits AD/GENERAL/37 Amdt 8\n\nPortable Fire Extinguishers - Removal of Methyl Bromide!! Carbon AD/GENERAL/38 Amdt 1\n\nGenerator System Warning Placard - Installation AD/GENERAL/39 Amdt 3\n\nTeco Aircraft Seats - CANCELLED AD/GENERAL/40\n\nWeston Garwin Curruth Altimeters - CANCELLED AD/GENERAL/41 Amdt 1\n\nMicrophone/Compass Safe Distance - Modification AD/GENERAL/42\n\nPower Supply Connections to Hourmeters AD/GENERAL/43\n\nAutopilot Pitch Switch Placard - CANCELLED AD/GENERAL/44\n\nMitchell Automatic Pilot Servo Bridle Cable Clamp - Replacement AD/GENERAL/45 Amdt 2\n\nPlacarding of Fuel Quantity Indicators - Modification AD/GENERAL/46\n\n3 Pointer Type Altimeters AD/GENERAL/47\n\nFire Protection In Toilet Areas AD/GENERAL/48 Amdt 3\n\nTKK Altimeter Mechanisms Incorporated in Altimeters of Various Brand Names AD/GENERAL/49 Amdt 3\n\nWhelen Strobe Light - Modification AD/GENERAL/50\n\nElectrical External Power Connection - Inspection AD/GENERAL/51\n\nBonding - Modification AD/GENERAL/52\n\nFlight Data Recorder Underwater Locating Device - Installation AD/GENERAL/53\n\nMagnetic Compasses Fitted in Compliance with ANO 20.18 - Calibration AD/GENERAL/54\n\nDirectional Gyros - Inspection AD/GENERAL/55 Amdt 2\n\nCable Operated Control Systems - Duplicate Inspection AD/GENERAL/56 Amdt 3\n\nPitot Heat Inoperative Indicators - Installation AD/GENERAL/57 Amdt 1\n\nVoice Recorders - Attachment of Reflective Strips AD/GENERAL/58\n\nAnti-Collision Lights - Installation - CANCELLED AD/GENERAL/59\n\nFlight Crew Compartment Seats - Safety Harness - Modification AD/GENERAL/60 Amdt 1\n\nCabin Attendant Seats AD/GENERAL/61 Amdt 2\n\nTurbo Insignia AD/GENERAL/62 Amdt 1\n\nFlammability Requirements - Aircraft Seat Cushions AD/GENERAL/63\n\nSide Facing (SF) Seats - Improved Occupant Restraint AD/GENERAL/64 Amdt 2\n\nHand Held Portable Fire Extinguishers AD/GENERAL/65 Amdt 3\n\n  \nFloor Proximity Escape Path Marking AD/GENERAL/66\n\nPassenger Safety Harnesses AD/GENERAL/67 Amdt 3\n\nCabin Interior Materials AD/GENERAL/68 Amdt 4\n\nAdditional Airworthiness Requirements for Extended Range Operation with AD/GENERAL/69 Amdt 1\n\nCargo and Baggage Compartment Liner AD/GENERAL/70 Amdt 1\n\nHelicopter Occupant Harnesses AD/GENERAL/71 Amdt 1\n\nMobile Cellular Telephone Installations - CANCELLED AD/GENERAL/72 Amdt 1\n\nAccess to Type III Exits AD/GENERAL/73\n\nFront Seat Occupant Restraint Installation AD/GENERAL/74\n\nThis AD still to be issued AD/GENERAL/75\n\nClass D Cargo Compartments Re-classification AD/GENERAL/76 Amdt 2\n\nSuspect Fuel - CANCELLED AD/GENERAL/77\n\nFuel Contamination AD/GENERAL/78 Amdt 1\n\nTesting for Ethylene Diamine (EDA) Contamination of Fuel Tanks AD/GENERAL/79 Amdt 1\n\nEthylene Diamine (EDA) Decontamination - Simple Aircraft AD/GENERAL/80 Amdt 2\n\nEthylene Diamine (EDA) Decontamination - Complex Aircraft AD/GENERAL/81 Amdt 2\n\nRepair Assessment of Pressurised Fuselages AD/GENERAL/82 Amdt 1\n\nRockwell Collins 621A-3 Transponders AD/GENERAL/83","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Scope is not changed. The instrument expressly revokes listed ADs and re‑makes them in the same form as their latest published editions, preserving existing obligations while altering the legal form and issuance format."},"complexity_factors":["Large number of ADs listed (extensive Schedule 1) increases administrative tracking and publication tasks.","Uses a single legal power (subregulation 39.001(1)) to revoke and re‑issue instruments, requiring correct procedural compliance.","Re‑making each AD 'in exactly the same form' requires accurate attachment and cross‑checking against latest published editions.","Potential for temporary confusion in referencing (old v. newly separate instruments) for operators and maintainers.","No substantive technical changes, but coordination between regulator records and affected parties is necessary."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument, made by a CASA delegate under subregulation 39.001(1), revokes a list of Airworthiness Directives (ADs) and re‑issues each one as a separate instrument. Each re‑made AD is stated to be in exactly the same form as its latest published edition. It affects aircraft owners, operators and maintenance organisations required to follow those ADs and the regulator that issues and enforces them, because the legal form of the ADs is changed while the substantive requirements remain the same."},"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"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument maintains the original scope of the Airworthiness Directives program. It is purely an administrative remaking exercise under CASR 1998 to ensure proper legislative form, without expanding or altering the substantive safety requirements."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision with straightforward (a)/(b) structure","No defined terms section — relies entirely on external Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998","Schedule 1 is a simple table with only three columns (AD Name, AD Number, status indicator)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Cross-reference only to subregulation 39.001(1) of CASR 1998 — minimal external dependency","Content is procedural/administrative rather than substantive — the actual technical requirements are in attached documents not reproduced here"],"plain_english_summary":"This CASA instrument, signed by David Villiers, cancels and immediately re-makes 83 general Airworthiness Directives affecting aircraft in Australia. Most ADs are re-made unchanged as separate legal instruments while others already marked \"CANCELLED\" remain revoked.\n\nIt’s a legal housekeeping step to ensure active safety requirements have proper standing under current rules and that obsolete directives are formally cleared, affecting owners, operators, and maintenance personnel."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-aircraft-general","history":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-aircraft-general/history","analysis":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-aircraft-general/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-aircraft-general/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-aircraft-general/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-aircraft-general/documents"}}