{"id":"F2006B07757","name":"Airworthiness Directives 2004 - Revocation and Remaking - Bell Helicopter Textron 205 Series Helicopters","slug":"airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-bell-helicopter-textron-205-series-helicopters","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":50502,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B07757-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 - Bell Helicopter Textron 205 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\nBell Helicopter Textron 205 Series Helicopters\n\nAD Name AD Number\n\nAirworthiness Limitations AD/BELL 205/1 Amdt 32\n\nTail Rotor Yoke - Inspection AD/BELL 205/2\n\nMain Rotor Blade - Modification AD/BELL 205/3\n\nSuperseded by AD/BELL 205/1W - CANCELLED AD/BELL 205/4\n\nSuperseded by AD/BELL 205/1W - CANCELLED AD/BELL 205/5\n\nCyclic Control Supports - Inspection AD/BELL 205/6\n\nTail Rotor Blade Grip - Inspection AD/BELL 205/7\n\nSuperseded by AD/BELL 205/46 - CANCELLED AD/BELL 205/8\n\nServo Cylinder Upper Control Tube Fittings AD/BELL 205/9\n\n205A/A1 Tail Boom Vertical Fin Forward - Inspection and Modification AD/BELL 205/10\n\nSuperseded by DCA/BELL 205/1 Amdt4 - CANCELLED AD/BELL 205/11 Amdt 1\n\nSuperseded by AD/BELL 205/46 - CANCELLED AD/BELL 205/12 Amdt 2\n\nFloat Installation - Inspection and Modification AD/BELL 205/13 Amdt 1\n\nSuperseded by DCA/BELL 205/25 Amdt1 - CANCELLED AD/BELL 205/14\n\nTail Rotor Hub Assembly - Inspection AD/BELL 205/15\n\nFire Detection System - Audible Warning AD/BELL 205/16\n\nHydraulic Fluid Temperature Indicators - Installation AD/BELL 205/17\n\nCANCELLED AD/BELL 205/18 Amdt 1\n\nTransmission Support Case - Inspection AD/BELL 205/19 Amdt 1\n\nCANCELLED AD/BELL 205/20 Amdt 2\n\nSwashplate Scissors Lever Bolts - Inspection AD/BELL 205/21\n\nTransmission Oil System - Inspection AD/BELL 205/22\n\nMain Rotor Blades AD/BELL 205/23 Amdt 4\n\nCANCELLED AD/BELL 205/24\n\nCANCELLED AD/BELL 205/25 Amdt 3\n\nFire Extinguisher Cartridges - Inspection AD/BELL 205/26\n\nCANCELLED AD/BELL 205/27\n\nMain Rotor Blade - Removal From Service AD/BELL 205/28\n\nMain Rotor Blade Bolt Washer - Inspection AD/BELL 205/29\n\n  \nStabilizer Bar Outer Tube - Inspection - CANCELLED AD/BELL 205/30\n\nTail Boom Attachment Fitting and Longerons - Inspection AD/BELL 205/31 Amdt 1\n\nMain Beam Cap - Inspection and Repair AD/BELL 205/32\n\nSynchronised Elevator - Inspection, Modification and Retirement AD/BELL 205/33\n\nEmergency Exits - Modification and Inspection AD/BELL 205/34 Amdt 2\n\nSwashplate Support Assembly - Retirement Life AD/BELL 205/35 Amdt 1\n\nFuel Boost Pumps - Inspection AD/BELL 205/36\n\nMain Rotor Hub Fitting Assemblies - Inspection AD/BELL 205/37\n\nCANCELLED AD/BELL 205/38\n\nCANCELLED AD/BELL 205/39\n\nTail Rotor Pitch Horns - Inspection AD/BELL 205/40\n\nExternal Cargo Suspension Kit - Load Restriction and Modification AD/BELL 205/41 Amdt 1\n\nMain Rotor Hub Inboard Fitting - Life Reduction AD/BELL 205/42\n\nEngine Air Inlet Screen - Inspection AD/BELL 205/43\n\nCyclic Control Cylinder Assembly - Inspection of Piston Rods AD/BELL 205/44\n\nMain Rotor Yoke AD/BELL 205/45 Amdt 4\n\nAnti-Torque Control System - Modification to Pushrod Status AD/BELL 205/46\n\nHydraulic Servo Cylinder Assembly - Spanner Link Assembly Inspection and AD/BELL 205/47\n\nFuselage Main Beams Splice - Modification AD/BELL 205/48\n\nElevator to Horn Assembly Attachment - Modification AD/BELL 205/49\n\nMain Rotor Grip/Blade Bolt - Inspection and Rework AD/BELL 205/50\n\nVertical Fin Spar Cap AD/BELL 205/51 Amdt 1\n\nTail Rotor Trunnion Bearing Housing AD/BELL 205/52\n\nMain Rotor Pillow Block AD/BELL 205/53\n\nMain Transmission Spiral Bevel Gear AD/BELL 205/54\n\nPitch Change Link Universal AD/BELL 205/55\n\nTail Rotor Hub P/N 204-011-801-121 AD/BELL 205/56\n\nBogus Tension Torsion Straps AD/BELL 205/57\n\nTime Expired Tail Rotor Yoke AD/BELL 205/58\n\nSwashplate Outer Ring AD/BELL 205/59\n\nTail Rotor Driveshaft Hangar Bearings AD/BELL 205/60\n\nMain Transmission Lower Planetary Spider AD/BELL 205/61\n\n42 Degree Tail Rotor Drive Gearbox AD/BELL 205/62\n\nTail Rotor Yoke AD/BELL 205/63\n\nThis AD yet to be issued AD/BELL 205/64\n\nVertical Fin Spar Cap AD/BELL 205/65\n\n  \nMain Rotor - Pillow Block Attachment Bolts AD/BELL 205/66\n\nMain Hydraulic Servo Actuator Rod End Lock Washer AD/BELL 205/67\n\nTail Rotor Counterweight Bellcrank Retention Nut AD/BELL 205/68\n\nTail Rotor Grip AD/BELL 205/69\n\nTail Rotor Blade Fwd Tip Weight Retention Block and Aft Tip Closure AD/BELL 205/70\n\nMain Rotor Tension-Torsion Strap AD/BELL 205/71\n\nMain Rotor Grip AD/BELL 205/72","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not change the substantive scope or requirements of the listed Airworthiness Directives; it simply revokes them as consolidated entries and re-issues each AD as a separate instrument in the same form (source: operative paragraph and Note). The Schedule does, however, reflect historical cancellations and supersessions that must be checked against original AD texts to confirm operational applicability (source: Schedule 1)."},"complexity_factors":["Administrative action only: the Note states each AD is re-made “in exactly the same form” which means no substantive change to technical obligations (source: Note in instrument).","Large number of listed ADs: Schedule 1 lists many directives (including those marked CANCELLED or superseded), increasing the clerical work to confirm current applicability for each AD (source: Schedule 1).","Statutory authority concentrated: made by a CASA delegate under subregulation 39.001(1), so legal discretion rests with that delegated officer rather than a broader legislative amendment (source: operative paragraph).","Cross-references and amendment notations: many entries include amendment numbers, cancellations or ‘superseded by’ notes, requiring cross-checking of prior AD histories to determine operational effect (source: Schedule 1 entries).","Low policy complexity but non-trivial compliance burden: operators bear inspection/modification/administrative costs where ADs impose actions, even though this instrument itself is procedural (source: Schedule 1 and Note)."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument revokes the Airworthiness Directives listed for Bell Helicopter Textron 205‑series helicopters and remakes each as a separate instrument in the identical form. It is made by a delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority under subregulation 39.001(1) of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998. Owners, operators and maintenance organisations of Bell 205 helicopters must continue to follow those ADs and will bear any compliance costs and administrative update obligations."},"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":"The instrument performs exactly the function described in its title — revoking and remaking Airworthiness Directives. There is no expansion beyond this administrative housekeeping purpose. The scope remains strictly limited to Bell 205 series helicopters and the specific ADs listed in Schedule 1."},"complexity_factors":["Simple, single-purpose instrument with clear structure (revocation + remaking)","No conditional logic or nested exceptions — just a straightforward list","Only one defined term implicitly used (Airworthiness Directive)","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling regulation (Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998, subregulation 39.001(1))","Tabular format makes the 72 items easy to scan","Minimal legal drafting — essentially a delegated legislative instrument exercising a simple administrative power"],"plain_english_summary":"CASA is formally revoking and reissuing 72 Airworthiness Directives for Bell 205 series helicopters as a legal housekeeping measure. The safety requirements themselves are unchanged; this updates old-style ADs to current legal powers and clears cancelled or superseded entries.\n\nThis affects Bell 205 owners, operators and maintenance engineers in Australia by refreshing the legal instruments that underpin existing inspection and maintenance obligations."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-bell-helicopter-textron-205-series-helicopters","history":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-bell-helicopter-textron-205-series-helicopters/history","analysis":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-bell-helicopter-textron-205-series-helicopters/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-bell-helicopter-textron-205-series-helicopters/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-bell-helicopter-textron-205-series-helicopters/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-bell-helicopter-textron-205-series-helicopters/documents"}}