{"id":"F2006B07795","name":"Airworthiness Directives 2004 - Revocation and Remaking - Cessna 188 (Agwagon) Series Aeroplanes","slug":"airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-cessna-188-agwagon-series-aeroplanes","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":50627,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B07795-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 - Cessna 188 (Agwagon) 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\nCessna 188 (Agwagon) Series Aeroplanes\n\nAD Name AD Number\n\nAileron Control AD/CESSNA 188/1 Amdt 1\n\nControl Column Bearing Blocks and Bobweight AD/CESSNA 188/2\n\nMain Undercarriage Legs AD/CESSNA 188/3 Amdt 1\n\nMainplane Rear Spar - CANCELLED AD/CESSNA 188/4 Amdt 1\n\nRudder Pedal Assembly AD/CESSNA 188/5\n\nRudder Stop AD/CESSNA 188/6\n\nAileron Spar AD/CESSNA 188/7 Amdt 1\n\nEngine Mount AD/CESSNA 188/8 Amdt 1\n\nBaggage Compartment AD/CESSNA 188/9 Amdt 3\n\nCarburettor Air Box Shaft AD/CESSNA 188/10 Amdt\n\nThrottle Bellcrank AD/CESSNA 188/11\n\nMixture Control Cable Assembly AD/CESSNA 188/12\n\nFront Main Spar AD/CESSNA 188/13\n\nAileron Control System AD/CESSNA 188/14 Amdt\n\nControl Systems AD/CESSNA 188/15\n\nFuselage Lower Longerons AD/CESSNA 188/16 Amdt\n\nAlternator Earth Lead AD/CESSNA 188/17\n\nMain Landing Gear Leg Attachment Bolts AD/CESSNA 188/18\n\nFuel Line AD/CESSNA 188/19\n\nAileron Control Cables AD/CESSNA 188/20 Amdt\n\nCockpit Ventilators - CANCELLED AD/CESSNA 188/21\n\nWing Front and Rear Spar AD/CESSNA 188/22\n\nExhaust System AD/CESSNA 188/23 Amdt\n\nStub Wing Front and Rear Spars AD/CESSNA 188/24\n\nEngine Air Inlet Duct AD/CESSNA 188/25 Amdt\n\nFuel Vent Line AD/CESSNA 188/26\n\nFuel Quantity Placard AD/CESSNA 188/27\n\nThrottle/Mixture Control Cable Attachment AD/CESSNA 188/28\n\nInduction Air Box Seal AD/CESSNA 188/29\n\n  \nGoodyear Fuel Cells AD/CESSNA 188/30\n\nVented Fuel Caps AD/CESSNA 188/31 Amdt\n\nAlternator Ground Strap AD/CESSNA 188/32 Amdt\n\nWing Front Spar, Boom Attach Holes AD/CESSNA 188/33\n\nFlying Control System Turnbuckles AD/CESSNA 188/34\n\nFuel Cap Alignment Placard AD/CESSNA 188/35\n\nVertical Fin Rear Spar AD/CESSNA 188/36\n\nAileron Cable Pulley AD/CESSNA 188/37 Amdt\n\nRestricted Placard - CANCELLED AD/CESSNA 188/38\n\nBladder Type Fuel Cells AD/CESSNA 188/39 Amdt\n\nFuel Filler Caps and Adaptors AD/CESSNA 188/40 Amdt\n\nFuel System Water Drainage Placard AD/CESSNA 188/41\n\nSeat Adjustment Mechanism AD/CESSNA 188/42 Amdt\n\nAircraft Repair AD/CESSNA 188/43\n\nFuel Strainer AD/CESSNA 188/44\n\nCigar Lighter Wiring AD/CESSNA 188/45","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not change substantive AD obligations: it revokes and re-issues the listed ADs 'in exactly the same form' (note), so compliance duties remain. However, several entries in Schedule 1 are marked 'CANCELLED' (Schedule 1), indicating those particular directives are not active — a narrowing of scope for those items that operators must verify against current publications."},"complexity_factors":["Delegated exercise of regulatory power: action taken by a CASA delegate under subregulation 39.001(1) (instrument header) — administrative discretion in form rather than policy change.","Large number of listed ADs (Schedule 1) increases administrative tracking and document management for operators and maintainers.","Explicit statement that each AD is re-made 'in exactly the same form' (note) reduces substantive change but raises potential confusion about duplicate citations and effective dates.","Technical compliance obligations remain: ADs govern inspections, repairs and placarding that require aviation maintenance expertise and cost-bearing by owners/operators (implicit from AD subject-matter in Schedule 1).","Some entries in Schedule 1 are marked 'CANCELLED' (e.g. AD/CESSNA 188/4, /21, /38) — these specific items require cross-checking to confirm active obligations, adding legal-interpretation workload.","Recordkeeping and compliance burden: republishing as separate instruments may require operators to update maintenance records, manuals, and continuing airworthiness documentation (Schedule 1 and the note).","Low policy complexity but non-trivial operational friction: minimal legal change but measurable administrative and industry transaction costs in verifying and implementing the republished ADs."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument revokes a listed set of Airworthiness Directives (ADs) for Cessna 188 (Agwagon) aeroplanes and re-issues each listed AD as a separate instrument in the same form. It affects owners, operators and maintenance organisations for Cessna 188 aircraft by preserving existing mandatory inspection, repair and placarding obligations while changing how those obligations are published and recorded, shifting administrative and recordkeeping tasks without altering substantive requirements."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument maintains its original narrow administrative purpose. It is purely a remaking exercise under subregulation 39.001(1) of the CASR 1998, which specifically authorises the revocation and remaking of Airworthiness Directives. The scope has not expanded beyond the Cessna 188 series aircraft listed in Schedule 1."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision with straightforward binary action (revoke and remake)","No defined terms section — relies on external understanding of 'Airworthiness Directive' and 'Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998'","Schedule 1 is a simple table listing 45 ADs with minimal variation in naming convention","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Cross-reference only to subregulation 39.001(1) of the CASR 1998 (single, clear delegation provision)","Note clarifies that content remains identical — no substantive interpretation required","Document is essentially a legislative 'shell' — the actual technical complexity resides in the attached ADs, not this instrument"],"plain_english_summary":"This CASA order revokes and re‑issues 45 Airworthiness Directives for Cessna 188 (Agwagon) aircraft, effectively refreshing the existing mandatory safety instructions without changing their substance. It affects owners, operators and maintenance engineers in Australian agricultural aviation by preserving the same inspection, repair and modification obligations while ensuring the ADs remain legally valid. Three specific ADs (AD/CESSNA 188/4, 21 and 38) are cancelled."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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