{"id":"F2006B07806","name":"Airworthiness Directives 2004 - Revocation and Remaking - Cessna 340 Series Aeroplanes","slug":"airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-cessna-340-series-aeroplanes","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":50662,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B07806-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 340 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 340 Series Aeroplanes\n\nAD Name AD Number\n\nFuel Pressure Regulator Fitting - Inspection AD/CESSNA 340/1\n\nCANCELLED AD/CESSNA 340/2\n\nWing Leading Edge Fuel Lines and Wiring - Inspection and Modification AD/CESSNA 340/3\n\nLower Wing Skin Rivets AD/CESSNA 340/4 Amdt 3\n\nMain Landing Gear Trunnion - Inspection and Replacement AD/CESSNA 340/5\n\nPre-Certification Requirements - Modification AD/CESSNA 340/6\n\nEngine Exhaust System AD/CESSNA 340/7 Amdt 6\n\nTip Tank Fuel Seepage - Inspect AD/CESSNA 340/8\n\nExhaust Tailpipe Support Kit - Installation AD/CESSNA 340/9\n\nFuel Crossfeed Line Fittings - Modification AD/CESSNA 340/10\n\nWing Tip Strobe Light - Inspection AD/CESSNA 340/11 Amdt\n\nMain Landing Gear Fork-Bolt - Replacement AD/CESSNA 340/12\n\nMain Landing Gear Down Lock Pin and Set Screw - Inspection AD/CESSNA 340/13\n\nOxygen System - Cleaning AD/CESSNA 340/14\n\nLanding Gear Emergency Handle - Replacement AD/CESSNA 340/15\n\nGoodyear Fuel Cells - Inspection AD/CESSNA 340/16\n\nAuto Pilot System - Disabling - Modification AD/CESSNA 340/17\n\nPassenger Seat Installation - Inspection AD/CESSNA 340/18\n\nUpper Inner Cabin Door Handle and Locking Mechanism - Inspection AD/CESSNA 340/19\n\nWing Locker Fuel Tank Filler Cap - Rework AD/CESSNA 340/20\n\nHorizontal Stabiliser and Elevators - Inspection and Replacement AD/CESSNA 340/21 Amdt\n\nFuel Crossover Line - Modification - CANCELLED AD/CESSNA 340/22\n\nElevator Balance Weight - Inspection AD/CESSNA 340/23\n\nPowerplant Fire Detection System - Installation AD/CESSNA 340/24 Amdt\n\nRudder Balance Weight Attachment Rib AD/CESSNA 340/25 Amdt\n\nCrossfeed Fuel Line AD/CESSNA 340/26 Amdt\n\nWing Front Spar Lower Attachment Fittings AD/CESSNA 340/27\n\nAuxiliary Fuel Pump Wiring Modification AD/CESSNA 340/28\n\nSeat Back Reinforcing Strap AD/CESSNA 340/29\n\n  \nPlacards and Cabin Fittings AD/CESSNA 340/30 Amdt\n\nMain Landing Gear Wheel Bay Wing Rib and Wing Skin AD/CESSNA 340/31 Amdt\n\nWing and Airframe AD/CESSNA 340/32\n\nExhaust System Components - Inspection AD/CESSNA 340/33\n\nAircraft Flight Manual, Flight into Icing Conditions AD/CESSNA 340/34 Amdt","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument explicitly states it is remaking the ADs 'in exactly the same form as appears in the latest published edition.' This is a pure administrative remaking to maintain legal currency under the CASR framework, with no expansion of scope beyond the original Cessna 340 series safety requirements."},"complexity_factors":["Single, clear purpose: revocation and remaking of existing instruments","No defined terms section — relies on external technical aviation terminology","No conditional logic or nested exceptions in the instrument itself","Content is essentially a table of contents referencing 34 separate ADs (the actual technical complexity resides in those attached documents, not this instrument)","Straightforward structure: delegation statement, revocation clause, remaking clause, schedule table","Cross-references only to subregulation 39.001(1) of the CASR 1998 and to the attached Schedule 1"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument revokes and re‑makes 34 existing Airworthiness Directives for the Cessna 340 series, keeping those mandatory safety requirements legally current without changing their technical content.  \n\nIt affects Cessna 340 owners/operators, maintenance engineers and CASA, covering fuel systems, landing gear, structural and control‑surface inspections, oxygen/fire/safety equipment — i.e. compulsory inspections, repairs or replacements to prevent accidents."},"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"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not change the substantive scope of the directives. It revokes the listed ADs and remakes each one \"in exactly the same form as appears in the latest published edition of the Directive,\" so existing technical requirements and compliance obligations remain as published; the change is administrative (re-issuance as separate instruments)."},"complexity_factors":["Administrative action: revocation and remaking of ADs under subregulation 39.001(1) — no substantive change to technical requirements in the text supplied.","Large set of separate ADs listed in Schedule 1 covering inspections, modifications, installations and replacements (multiple AD numbers and topics).","Several entries note amendments (\"Amdt\") and two entries are marked \"CANCELLED\", requiring operators to check current status of each AD.","Operational compliance burden: owners/operators and maintenance organisations must track multiple separate instruments rather than a single consolidated instrument.","Low legislative novelty but moderate implementation coordination required between CASA, operators and maintenance providers to ensure continuity of compliance and records."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument revokes a set of existing Airworthiness Directives for Cessna 340 series aeroplanes and remakes each listed directive as a separate instrument in the same form as the latest published editions. It affects aircraft owners, operators and maintenance organisations because it preserves the published inspection, modification and replacement requirements while changing how those requirements are issued and recorded, so compliance and record-keeping continue under the remade instruments."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-cessna-340-series-aeroplanes","history":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-cessna-340-series-aeroplanes/history","analysis":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-cessna-340-series-aeroplanes/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-cessna-340-series-aeroplanes/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-cessna-340-series-aeroplanes/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-cessna-340-series-aeroplanes/documents"}}