{"id":"F2006B07734","name":"Airworthiness Directives 2004 - Revocation and Remaking - Beagle A109 (Airedale) Series Aeroplanes","slug":"airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-beagle-a109-airedale-series-aeroplanes","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":50466,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B07734-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 - Beagle A109 (Airedale) 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\nBeagle A109 (Airedale) Series Aeroplanes\n\nAD Name AD Number\n\nCooling Duct for Starboard Magneto AD/BEA 109/1\n\nPropeller Inspection and Operating Restriction AD/BEA 109/2\n\nFront Seat Restraint Installation AD/BEA 109/3","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument explicitly limits itself to administrative remaking of existing directives 'in exactly the same form.' No expansion of scope beyond the original three Airworthiness Directives for this specific aircraft type."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (under 300 words)","Only 3 substantive items in Schedule 1","No defined terms section","No conditional logic or nested exceptions","Single clear operative provision with straightforward (a)/(b) structure","Cross-reference only to enabling regulation (subregulation 39.001(1)) and the attached schedules","Explicit statement that content is unchanged ('exactly the same form') removes interpretive ambiguity"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this legislation does:**\n\nThis instrument is an administrative housekeeping measure by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA). It **revokes and immediately remakes** three existing Airworthiness Directives (ADs) for a specific type of aircraft — the Beagle A109 (Airedale) series aeroplanes.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n\n- **Owners and operators** of Beagle A109 (Airedale) aircraft\n- **Maintenance organisations** working on these aircraft\n- **Pilots** flying these aircraft\n\n**What are Airworthiness Directives?**\n\nThink of these as **mandatory safety bulletins**. When a safety issue is found with an aircraft type, CASA issues an AD requiring specific inspections, repairs, or operating restrictions. Compliance is legally compulsory — you cannot fly the aircraft without following them.\n\n**The three directives being remade:**\n\n| AD Number | What it covers |\n|-----------|---------------|\n| AD/BEA 109/1 | Cooling duct for the starboard (right-hand) magneto — an engine ignition component |\n| AD/BEA 109/2 | Propeller inspection requirements and operating restrictions |\n| AD/BEA 109/3 | Front seat restraint (seatbelt/harness) installation requirements |\n\n**Why it matters:**\n\nThis is a **technical remaking**, not a policy change. The note explicitly states each directive is being remade \"in exactly the same form\" as before. This is likely being done to:\n- Ensure the directives sit under current legislative authority (the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998)\n- Fix administrative or formatting issues in the original instruments\n- Maintain the legal validity of safety requirements for this vintage British aircraft type\n\nFor operators, **nothing changes** — the same safety requirements continue to apply, just under freshly issued legal instruments."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not change the substantive scope or requirements of the listed Airworthiness Directives. It revokes previously published ADs and remakes each AD in the same form as the latest published edition (note; Schedule 1), so obligations on operators and maintainers remain the same; the change is administrative (revocation and re‑issuance) rather than substantive."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, specific subject matter (three named Airworthiness Directives for one aircraft type).","Administrative nature: revocation and re‑making of existing instruments without substantive change (note).","Relies on an external statutory power (subregulation 39.001(1) of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998) to authorise the action.","Requires attachments (re‑made ADs) and cross‑referencing between the instrument and Schedule 1.","Operational impact limited to affected operators/maintainers but requires record updates and distribution of re‑made instruments."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument revokes and reissues three existing Airworthiness Directives for Beagle A109 (Airedale) aeroplanes as separate instruments attached to the revocation, using CASA’s delegated power. The re‑made ADs are stated to be identical in substance to the previously published versions.\n\nAircraft owners, operators and maintenance organisations must hold and comply with the reissued ADs (and update records/references); CASA bears the administrative task of revocation and reissuance."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-beagle-a109-airedale-series-aeroplanes","history":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-beagle-a109-airedale-series-aeroplanes/history","analysis":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-beagle-a109-airedale-series-aeroplanes/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-beagle-a109-airedale-series-aeroplanes/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-beagle-a109-airedale-series-aeroplanes/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-beagle-a109-airedale-series-aeroplanes/documents"}}